In article ,
SteveW wrote:
I quite agree that a genuine MK item is unlikely to have any problem
with this. However, plugging in a toothbrush does have more of an effect
than you might imagine, as I'm pretty sure that the normal arrangement
is that the transformer is de-energised and is only energised by the
action of plugging something in.

Well yes. But how many simply leave the shaver plugged in and switch off
at the shaver? This is how you switch off pretty well every electrical
appliance - not by unplugging it.

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