Has anybody managed to take their 240v equipment from the UK to Canada and used step up transformers. If so any problems?

I only have step-downs but you will not have any problems using step-ups. In the worst case scenario that the Canadian volts bypassed the transformer by some miracle It couldn't fry It (110V into a 230V appliance). More important on big items is to check they are grounded.

Also worth looking into the size/weight of the step-ups If you intend to get one as my step-downs are quite big and heavy (think of a brick and thats roughly the weight size of mine).

Yes, I have only used step-downs too. But if they worked fine - and they did - I am sure it will work fine the other way.

The mains frequency is 60Hz in Canada compared to 50Hz in the UK, just might effect the operation of certain equipment.

J

Have used 'step up' on my Power tools and hi-fi sytems without difficulty

My 100w one died after < a minute of use with 70w hair straighteners

Don`t bother with all that nonsense. Sell ya gear at the local car boot sale!
Then when you get out here enjoy getting something better then what you had, for half the price!

My record player is still working fine using a transformer. I had to change the capstan because of the different cycles but that's all.

On the other hand, the hair clippers I bought in Amsterdam didn't work at the wrong cycle rate, they went from clipping to plucking. Other, er, personal applicances, still throb but differently, you may have some difficulty adjusting.

Did that the first time I came over..... it sounds such a good idea

2nd time I brought the stuff over from the UK, plus a couple of invertors as well as tranformers.....

Currently run a UK 3000watt Kettle.....try finding one in NA....
Plus I run a UK Dyson directly on the 220v service too....

Biiiiink I took over a 100W 110v to 230v step up transformer on our holiday

I bought it from Maplins in St Enoch Square Glasgow for the wifes 35W hair straighteners.

Paid £20 for it and it weighed 1.6kg

First day in Canada it melted / fried / blew up / cremeated itself, get the picture, after less than one minute, the first time it was used.

WASTE OF MONEY.

The bloomin hair straighteners worked fine, took a bit longer to heat up but they were OK

Eddie

Got to disagree...based on my own experience so far. For a year now have been running 2 hi-fi systems, each made up of 'seperates'. Cost to replace these here would have been a couple of thousand $ +. Bought a couple of transformers when I arrived last year...around $80 each. Have also been running my pressure washer and some power tools as well'. So far so good. Never regretted bringing my stuff with me...and all things considered, has been most cost effective. Only advice I would offer is that go for the bigger capacity transformers...smaller ones may be adequate for the 'running' load of your stuff, but 'surge' on start up can trip the smaller capacity units. My own are 30 W units and can use them for anything up to and including some of my heavy duty power tools.

"Then when you get out here enjoy getting something better then what you had, for half the price!".....I don't think so...perhaps you sell the stuff over here....lmao...