Need advice on power plug

[wolnavi]

Hi, I bought the Xiaomi handheld vacuum cleaner from Taobao and the power adapter they provided is a China plug understandably, so I used a international adapter:

But when trying to plug it in, it is loose:

Is this safe? If not, what can I do about it? It is brand new...

 

[alamakazim]

U can widen the 2 pins.. then the fit is better

But it might break... Cos cheapo stuff

 

[wolnavi]

U can widen the 2 pins.. then the fit is better

But it might break... Cos cheapo stuff

Widen the china plug? But how?

 

[alamakazim]

Widen the china plug? But how?

Force lo...

Or a better adapter

Or replace the 2 pin plug... Cut and replace 3pin

 

[wolnavi]

Force lo...

Or a better adapter

Or replace the 2 pin plug... Cut and replace 3pin

Force scared later break

How to cut and replace? If find a better adapter, is it must match the input/output as stated in the original plug?

Thanks

 

[hellspawn_one]

it is not ideal, but yes it still can be used. Just that a slight pull, the plug might falls off and no power lor...

 

[Charlie_Zhan]

just use la.. the most only catches fire lor...

cheap products is liddat one.

 

[Koenig168]

Force scared later break

How to cut and replace? ....

Thanks

NO!

The plug is an AC to DC plug. If you replace with a standard 3 pin, you will be feeding 240V instead of 30V to the vacuum cleaner.

 

[hellspawn_one]

Force lo...

Or a better adapter

Or replace the 2 pin plug... Cut and replace 3pin

that will cause the vacuum to chibaboom... that is a transformer, not a plug

 

[wolnavi]

it is not ideal, but yes it still can be used. Just that a slight pull, the plug might falls off and no power lor...

It won’t catch/cause fire and/or sparks right? Don’t wanna cause a fire

just use la.. the most only catches fire lor...

cheap products is liddat one.

Scared later whole house on fire hahaha

NO!

The plug is an AC to DC plug. If you replace with a standard 3 pin, you will be feeding 240V instead of 30V to the vacuum cleaner.

Ooohhh I see

 

[hellspawn_one]

It won’t catch/cause fire and/or sparks right? Don’t wanna cause a fire



Scared later whole house on fire hahaha



Ooohhh I see

no, it won't cause a fire... no spark also, just not nice looking. It is a charger only, so you won't be moving it around anyway.

 

[wolnavi]

no, it won't cause a fire... no spark also, just not nice looking. It is a charger only, so you won't be moving it around anyway.

I see... cool, thanks

 

[kandinsky]

You can buy better quality adapters, those will be a more secure fit. I usually get Taiyo, from challenger. $3-4+ I think. Looks something like this:

 

[wolnavi]

You can buy better quality adapters, those will be a more secure fit. I usually get Taiyo, from challenger. $3-4+ I think. Looks something like this:

Alright will try to find them, thanks

 

[shadey]

Duct tape.

But still, why are we talking about vacuum cleaners in the Hardware Clinic???

 

[wolnavi]

Duct tape.

But still, why are we talking about vacuum cleaners in the Hardware Clinic???

Ooo good idea too

Sorry I don’t know where to post power plug related issues