I lost the power plug and cable of my body groom (shaver) device. I went to the company’s website to order a replacement part. However, there is only one single power plug & cable combination on their website. My device is not in the list of compatible devices. But the picture on the website looks exactly same as my lost power plug & cable. Instead of buying a new one, I ordered this replacement part to save some money.
Now, the power plug can be successfully inserted into my device. But the current, voltage, resistance etc. that the new power plug utilizes can be different. I am not sure if they are really different because I don’t have the old cable and the plug. In this scenario, what can happen at worst? Is it possible that the device will explode? (I am seriously asking this because I do not want to hurt my body irrevocably)
If the device uses AC mains voltage, i.e. by “power plug and cable” you just mean a connector, then I don’t see how there could be any issue with the device itself. In principle, the connecting cable could be rated for a lower current than the device requires, but it’s highly unlikely that a cable designed for another similar device that looks similar would not be adequate.
If the device requires conversion of mains supply to (say) 12V DC, which seems more likely for a hand-held device, that’s a different matter. If that’s the case, surely both the device and the power adapter should state clearly what they require/supply? Even if you don’t have the manual, I’d expected it to be printed on it somewhere.
Are all effectively the same model, and they are all under one declaration.
Looks like they only vary by the battery charging time and handle style. IMHO, if one charger is one amperage and another is more, the one that is bigger will still work for one that needed a smaller one. However if it’s reversed, e.g. my device needed one with a larger amperage, then it might not charge at all, or it might just make the charger melt if it actually pulls the stated amps.
huh, that looks really strange. the device end looks like an IEC C1 with one side notched. but that’s an AC-DC adapter? I’d wonder why they used something so similar to a mains connector for a DC power supply.
If it has a lithium battery, then that’s always a possibility, but it’s not a likely one.
I’m fairly sure that UL underwriting is going to test devices with mismatched power supplies and ensure that they fail non-catastrophically. So while many things are possible the most likely worst case is simply that your shaver would break.
What it looks to me like is that your adapter is designed to be used with the european 230 volt electrical system (the plug looks strange) and what you need is a travel adapter to use your adapter with standard U.S. voltages: