Originally Posted by
Dread Pirate Jeff
I'm surprised you didn't start a fire. Plugging a 110v appliance into a 220v supply is a great way to start one. Some things (like laptop chargers and many other things) have power supplies designed for dual voltage. Coffee machines generally do not.
And a "converter" doesn't change the voltage. You'd have needed a transformer. Glad you didn't start a fire or destroy your Keurig.
Back in the day I traveled with a transformer to change over the voltage. Even though it did, I would trip the power breaker in some hotels. One time it was a family ran hotel/restaurant and it knocked ALL the power out. I could hear the people in the restaurant gasping. lol I never said a word and threw it away when I got home. Now everything I travel with is dual voltage.