I’ve had my Glowforge since the beginning and honestly I love it so when I move to Italy in a few years I am wondering how difficult it might be to take it with me. I am mostly thinking about power supply issues since I know the networking side well enough.
I think you’ll need a different power supply cable and an outlet adapter? I’m not sure the power in Italy, but I know there are users in Australia and the UK, along with other parts of Europe. I believe you just need to get a power cable suited for the high voltage (I wouldn’t know, my brother is the one who told me, since he’s at a place with 240V).
I’m using my GF in Japan, which operates at 100V. I have no problem using it, but I needed a 3-prong adapter because they don’t have the same outlets here for the grounding-prong.
Looks like once you have a way to plug it in you’ll be good.
I only checked the pro page but i imagine they are all about the same.
Requirements
Wi-Fi required (2.4 GHz b/g/n and WPA2, WPA, WEP, or open)
Ventilation with either the Glowforge Compact Filter, or an open-able window within 8 feet
110/220 VAC, 50 or 60 HZ outlet
Glowforge Plus and Pro have 800W peak power consumption
Compact Filter has an additional 350W peak power consumption
Edit: after looking more looks like there are two different plug types in Itally. So you can either stock up on both or see what you have when you get there and buy them.
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I’ve used the uk version of these for other things and really like them
Or you could get something like this
Welcome Back @Kallisti! Every time I bump into it after so many years and such a memorable avatar, I wonder how you have been doing.
It is great to hear that your machine is still doing well. I would first be concerned about packing. There have been a lot of changes over the years and in the life of a Glowforge, I think shipping remains the worst danger per minute though much improved. Likewise, replaceable parts can cost the price of a machine in shipping. I was looking up a post from Italy that I could not find but there is a lot to find there.
I am doing well. Life has definitely had its ups and downs but I seem to have come out on top.
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