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Old 12-26-2012, 08:41 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl View Post
Well, it taught me a lesson; I never seem to learn from my mistakes. This was not the first 100v item I blew up plugging it into 240v, and I have a feeling it won't be the last. We're getting ready to move back to a 240v country, and of course, all our electrics are 100v right now... Sure comes as a surprise when you throw the switch and hear a loud 'pop' and a big puff of smoke!


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We used to call that the "Smoke Test."
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