PART II: Success.
As you probably know, European outlets kick out a mean 220 volts of electricity. American appliances, like my now-deceased electric razor, were only designed to handle 110 volts. I was told by several people my appliances would be ruined if I tried them in Europe, so as soon as I arrived, I did my very best to brick my razor. Nothing bad happened. Then I tried my razor for a longer period of time while in Munich. Like, long enough for a full, manly kind of shave.
This video is the result:
And this is the first video, when my razor was still alive:
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Oh God, My Wife Is German. 
Oh dear. I too have a Philips/Norelco, and I too intend(ed) to use it with European 220/50 power. The “brick” that plugs into the wall says “Input: 110-240v, 50/60 Hz.” I figured I would be safe when I travel to Europe this spring. Now that I’ve read your post, however…
A fellow Portland traveler,
Tom
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It might be okay if it can handle 240v! My old razor said no such thing.
If you want to be super safe, just buy one of those universal adapter kits. They’re a little spendy, but they leave no doubt.
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Uhm… I have to admit… I quit using electrical units in Europe that were designed for the U.S. – and the other way around…
It does actually save me a lot of money – even though I have to lady shavers, epilators, hair dryers and hair “irons” in the meantime… still… it helps…
It as well helps to buy an expensive adapter. LOL
Thanks for sharing this… It made me giggle… I wasn’t laughing about you – I laughed about the experiences I know so well!! :-)
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Awesome! Glad you liked the post, Raani!
And I would totally buy two of everything, just like you, but the doubles wouldn’t fit in our tiny flat! :)
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