My wife has one. I think its this one;
www.amazon.co.uk/Kenwood-Patissier-MX275-Mixer-Litre/dp/B000779US4
It was working fine last time it was used (which was in the UK).
She went to use it yesterday and got a shock from it. I didn't think it was much until I tested it and the case has got the full 220v through it.
It has a UK plug, which she is using with an adapter to plug it into the Chile supply. The first thing to note is that the adapter is two-pin, and thus has no earth where as the UK 3 pin most certainly does.
These things are not available here, and in any case cost so much money I'm not going to the shops without a fight.
Is the issue possibly being caused simply by the lack of earth?
Is there likely to be another issue. When I take it apart am I looking for something simply like a faulty wire or connection, or is there another frequent cause?
I have meters and testers, and I'm assuming that there's just a 220/240v motor in there with some kind of variable controls.
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