If you are considering purchasing a Dermalight 80 from one of the eBay vendors selling the European model and you live in the USA or other country using 60 Hz Power then read on! The 220V – 50 Hz model when used with a step-up transformer will not work reliably here in the USA. The problem is that the 50 Hz model will not work with 60 Hz power. we have learned this the hard way when we have shipped 50 Hz units to countries using 60 Hz power ourselves. When we have stopped shipping the 230V/50Hz (European Model) to Korea, Saudi Arabia and other countries with 60 Hz power. We now ship a US model with a step-up transformer to these countries. I recommend you read http://www.dermalight80.com/international.htm very carefully.
The Dermalight 80 is made here in the USA by National Biological Corporation under licence to Hoenle and of course by Hoenle the developer of the Dermalight 80. The Dermalight 80 is made in two configurations:
- 110V – 60 Hz (USA, Canada, Japan, Ecuador, Brazil)
- 220V – 50 Hz (Europe and many countries around the world)
There are a few countries around the world that have 220 V – 60 Hz power and we’ve found out the hard way that the 220V – 50 Hz units do not work well in these countries, including Korea, Saudi Arabia and one or two others. When I say the hard way, we have shipped 220V 50 Hz power units to 60 Hz countries and we’ve had to replace them with 110V 60 Hz units with a step down transformer.
The converse is not true. The 110V – 60 Hz unit when used with a step down transformer works well in countries with 220V – 50Hz power.
You can read about our recommendations at < Dermalight – International >
If you live in the USA or Canada or any other country using 60 Hz power then I do recomemnd that you purchase a 60 Hz – Dermalight 80 unit that will work in your country. If you’re in Saudi Arabia, Korea, The Philippines or other country using 220V – 60 Hz power then buy one of the USA models with a step-down transformer. I do recommend that you read this page carefully!
See http://www.dermalight80.com/international.htm#Line_Voltage_&_Frequency__
As somone once said! Caveat Emptor
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Well it happened again. We received a phone call from a customer who bought 220V 50 Hz unit from an eBay vendor and it does not work here in the USA. Surprise, Surprise! The vendor in the UK told the customer to call us and would not handle the problem for the customer. The 220V/50Hz unit will usually not work in the USA. Caveat Emptor.