north american plugs retrofitted to work in europe or vice versa

[burnsmitch]

Greeting folks,
im a boatbuilder heading over to Denmark to do a boatbuilding job from canada . I'm looking at the rotes 150 sander and the 1400 router and a dust extraction vacuum . trying to figure out if i should purchase them here and just convert the plugs to the euro plugs over there. I'm of the understanding their are on 230 volt and 50 hertz and we are on 120 volt and 60 hertz. will there be unnessacary wear and tear on the tools if i just convert the plugs . i want to use the tools for the majority of their life back here in north america. i could buy over there and then change the armature and field coils when i get back but is this nesacary . I've heard for safety sake that they tune down to 120 from there 230 on job sites for hand power tools but i will out on my own and fending for myself. any suggestions and thoughts much appreciated.

 

[tbellemare]

When I lived in the Netherlands, I used my U.S. stuff with transformer and plug converters.

Festool tools don't care about AC frequency.

Tom

 

[fin]

i live in the uk and all my power tools are 110v apart from my dewalt mitre saw which is 240v

i just carry a transformer with me to job sites. its safer that way anyway incase ya have an accident