Using a hair straightener from the US in India

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Question Using a hair straightener from the US in India

I have a hair straightener from the States which is 120 volts and I want to use it in India. I am aware of the converters available and possess a 2500 watt converter(240v-120v). The problem is the straightener is only 90 watts. Will it work on the 2500 watt converter?
Also, I went to the electric store where they showed me a very HUGE (240v-120v/100watt) converter. I wouldn't have minded it if I didn't need it to be portable. Are there any portable converters I can purchase which would be compatible with the appliance in question?
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i had bought an adapter for 30$ in chicago airport (made by GE)and it also comes with an overload fuse and all, and also multiple pins to fit different plug sockets. maybe you should check that out.
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I am aware of the converters available and possess a 2500 watt converter(240v-120v). The problem is the straightener is only 90 watts. Will it work on the 2500 watt converter?
If the converter/transformer is rated at 2,500w, that is the maximum load you can attach to it, so 90w would be barely noticeable. You could run twenty straighteners!
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What I'm afraid of is that it might blow up or something due to the overload? Can that happen?
Thanks for replying :-) Much appreciated!
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Anything can happen, but a 2500 watt converter is not going to blow up by being plugged into 90 watt device. Hope that gets you straight
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I used mine without issue, but with the humidity, my hair frizzed out! LOL
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Originally Posted by kmalik View Post Anything can happen, but a 2500 watt converter is not going to blow up by being plugged into 90 watt device. Hope that gets you straight
What about the hair straightener? Will that be okay?
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