Hi all, some items are auto voltage sensing, but as some have said already, you should not be able to fit a normal US type plug directly into our power point socket. If one of those loose fitting, and imop, dangerous adaptors were supplied, then the seller would have been aware that the item could well end up in a different power socket, with a higher voltage. Sometimes it is not worth buying US voltage stuff, as the stepdown transformer is much bigger and heavier, and more costly that buying the product here that is suited to our power supply in the first place. I have been in the electronics industry for many years, and have lost count at the number of destroyed items that have landed on my workbench due to this issue. Much of the problem is due to the price difference in Aus and US items. For example, a top brand guitar amplifier can be shipped in, with a stepdown transformer to operate it, and still get enough change to go towards a guitar as well. On larger items, it can be worthwhile, but smaller things, best forget it and go local.
