We have a shaver point in our bathroom which has one output. However we
have two electric tooth brushes that need to be plugged in and wondered
if there is any adaptor than can be used. The tooth brushes are 2W each
whilst the shaver point is 50W so it should be OK power wise. Can a
european adaptor be used?

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We have a shaver point in our bathroom which has one output. However we
have two electric tooth brushes that need to be plugged in and wondered
if there is any adaptor than can be used. The tooth brushes are 2W each
whilst the shaver point is 50W so it should be OK power wise. Can a
european adaptor be used?

When Spouse fitted such a socket into our bathroom recently I wondered about
this dual usage. He pointed out that he doesn't shave, nor do I. If anyone
who does shave stays it's not going to harm the toothbrush thing to be
unplugged.

The answer is: grow a beard!

Mary

wrote:
We have a shaver point in our bathroom which has one output. However we
have two electric tooth brushes that need to be plugged in and wondered
if there is any adaptor than can be used. The tooth brushes are 2W each
whilst the shaver point is 50W so it should be OK power wise. Can a
european adaptor be used?


They don't actually need to recharge every night - ours typically gets a
recharge once a week. So how about just alternating which toothbrush you
put on the charger?


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wrote:
We have a shaver point in our bathroom which has one output. However we
have two electric tooth brushes that need to be plugged in and wondered
if there is any adaptor than can be used. The tooth brushes are 2W each
whilst the shaver point is 50W so it should be OK power wise. Can a
european adaptor be used?


They don't actually need to recharge every night - ours typically gets a
recharge once a week. So how about just alternating which toothbrush you
put on the charger?


I havent charged my Oral B for about 2 months! It gets the 2min cycle
everyday. I am surprised just how long it keeps going!

Tim..

On 24 Apr 2006 01:41:11 -0700 someone who may be
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We have a shaver point in our bathroom which has one output. However we
have two electric tooth brushes

Any particular reason for having two? Many families manage with one
and changing the heads.

that need to be plugged in and wondered
if there is any adaptor than can be used.

Not as far as I know. Such a thing would be dangerous.

Can a european adaptor be used?

There are various standards in Europe. You might find one that fits,
perhaps, but why use one?


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whilst the shaver point is 50W

As an aside, a shaver point in a bathroom should be of the type with an
isolating transformer. These are limited to 20 W (20 VA, strictly).

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Andy

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We have a shaver point in our bathroom which has one output. However we
have two electric tooth brushes that need to be plugged in and wondered
if there is any adaptor than can be used. The tooth brushes are 2W each
whilst the shaver point is 50W so it should be OK power wise. Can a
european adaptor be used?

My toothbrush lasts for about a fortnight after a single charge, as does
my partner's.
There are no shaver points in our bathroom.

There is no need to keep toothbrushes on charge all the time, wasting
electricity.

Charge each toothbrush once a week. One socket will easily suffice.

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Edgware.

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wrote:
We have a shaver point in our bathroom which has one output. However we
have two electric tooth brushes that need to be plugged in and wondered
if there is any adaptor than can be used. The tooth brushes are 2W each
whilst the shaver point is 50W so it should be OK power wise. Can a
european adaptor be used?

No. You can't use two devices off an isolation transformer and retain the
same safety. Say both were metal cased and one developed a short to case
from say L1. This is still safe, as there is no current flow through the
body as no reference to earth. Now you plug a second device in via an
adaptor. It develops a short from L2 to case. Touch both and you get the
full 240 volts. With individual isolation transformers you could touch
both cases with this fault in safety.

That's the theory - although such an event would be most unlikely in
practice.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article .com,
wrote:
We have a shaver point in our bathroom which has one output. However we
have two electric tooth brushes that need to be plugged in and wondered
if there is any adaptor than can be used. The tooth brushes are 2W each
whilst the shaver point is 50W so it should be OK power wise. Can a
european adaptor be used?

No. You can't use two devices off an isolation transformer and retain the
same safety. Say both were metal cased and one developed a short to case
from say L1. This is still safe, as there is no current flow through the
body as no reference to earth. Now you plug a second device in via an
adaptor. It develops a short from L2 to case. Touch both and you get the
full 240 volts. With individual isolation transformers you could touch
both cases with this fault in safety.

That's the theory - although such an event would be most unlikely in
practice.

Further more tooth brushes should be fully discharged every few months.
I do mine, my son does not bother, he is on his third toothbrush
while I am still on my first.

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Broadback wrote:
Further more tooth brushes should be fully discharged every few months.
I do mine, my son does not bother, he is on his third toothbrush
while I am still on my first.

Does he leave it on continuous charge?

Modern ones are unlikely to have Ni-Cads so it shouldn't make much
difference discharging it or not. But I wouldn't leave it on continuous as
there's simply no need.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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