beaujolais

Hi
We are moving in a few weeks and we are getting conflicting views over what will and wont work over there. Has anyone brought over their sewing machines and other stuff and used a converter. Does it work? Would really apprieciate some experienced advice on this please. Thanks

dbd33

Generally, things that turn and things that heat up aren't worth bringing, they require expensive adaptors and/or don't work quite properly. A sewing machine certainly counts as a turning thing, if it's an expensive one I'd check with the manufacturer but, unless it has a voltage switch, I wouldn't hold old much hope.

Kydney_Stone

I'd side with dbd here. An African witch doctor would be able to cure advanced colon cancer with far more success than getting a sewing machine to work properly over here, If a wife of my friend's story is anything to go by. Of course not all sewing machines are the same, but why take a chance? Get a nice new machine that connects to a computer and can do embroidery and shit when you get here.

beaujolais

hey thanks for that.....thats what I have along with two others - hence my reluctance to say good bye to them.......

Kydney_Stone

3? I've heard of female multitasking but...

Maybe bring over your best one. But experience tells me you might be better to sell all 3 and get a good one when you get over here. About $1000 (750 pounds) plus tax should get you a humdinger.

Look at this baby.

http://www.sewingandembroiderywareho...00.html#pe780d

tallperson

I brought my sewing machine from UK and have used it with a converter no problem.

Kydney_Stone

If money's no problem get this muther. No idea of the price but I'm guessing a mortgage might be available.

http://www.pfaff.com/mediafiles/p80/...ex_global.html

Kydney_Stone

You'll have to give more info to the poster, for instance the make of machine, model number, year of manufacture, which converter did you use.. Not everything is equal. Or whatever.

peas

Same.

The sewing machine I brought back from the UK was a very bare bones one... not anything computerized. With a converter, it works just as it did in the UK.

I got the converter from: http://www.voltageconverters.com/

Kydney_Stone

I'm guessing that now the poster is back to where she started before posting her post, so to speak

HEY! Just bring over all 3 and see what happens!

peas

I think you're taking a unhealthy interest in this. Time to call your nurse.

Kydney_Stone

Well, sometimes males enjoy to discuss things which are usually in the realm of the female world. Well this one does anyway.

I can't afford a nurse

peas

OK...

I have a JUKI HZL-E50 sewing machine and this converter:
http://www.voltageconverters.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=VC100W

There. Happy now Kydney_Stone?

beaujolais

Thankyou good to hear a couple of positive posts keep posting.. anything else anyone bought with them. would love to bring my nespresso coffee machines with me.

peas

Give sewing a try... it's fun to make stuff. I sew to make kites, dracula capes and stuff.

I like this application of sewing:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SnoopCattyC...f=pr_shop_more