Hi Joe and everyone,

The lead arrived. Yippee!!!!!!!!!!

I couldn't be more surprised at the size of the cord. I thought this would be so much bigger than the US model. I am talking about the size of the cord and not the connection. It actually looks smaller in diameter than the US ones. I know little about electric current but here in the US, a 220V kitchen stove cord is HUGE. Anyway, now that I have the cord I still have to get the unit converted. I'll keep you posted for those that dare venture into doing this conversion in the future. I suggest you don't.