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: running 50 hz 220 volt German appliances here in the USA on 60 hz 110 volt power
: running 50 hz 220 volt German appliances here in the USA on 60 hz 110 volt power -- Savage93	Post Reply	Top of thread	Engineering Forum

Posted by: Marky ® 02/12/2010, 10:21:16 Author Profile eMail author Edit

Hi Rich and welcome to the forum. You're going to need 220 outlets installed. Ask the electrician.

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Posted by: tallship ® 03/13/2010, 02:24:20 Author Profile eMail author Edit

Rest assured 50 hz 220 volt appliances will run more or less forever on North American 60 hz nominal 220/240 supply.(NOT ON 110V THOUGH) When I came to Canada in 1969 I arrive complete with Russel Hobbs kettle, English Electric Oven, Bendix washing machine and a DeWalt 1/4" drill The drill still works fine, the kettle has been replaced once. The washing machine was retired when the drum enamel became so chipped it shredded the laundry. The oven we replaced after two years. (Clocks and timers clocked an hour every 50 minutes and drove my wife crazy) All motor applications will run fast in a ratio 50/60. For clothes in the washer to tumble it was necessary to fit a smaller diameter drive pulley. The drill turns faster, smoother and seems to have more power than it did on 50 hz. Resistive load appliances will run as they did in Germany BUT, for safety's sake always install two pole switches. A single pole will break the power flow but leave the downstream circuit live, exposing you to an increased the risk of accidental electrocution David Garside

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Posted by: Savage93 ® 02/12/2010, 12:07:12 Author Profile eMail author Edit

I have already consulted an electrician, and he has said that he doesn't feel comfortable installing the German electrical outlets that I purchased and brought back to the USA to have installed. He said because the cycles are different he doesn't know how I would be able to use my European items correctly even with 220 volts coming through the German electrical outlets he would install because of the difference between US 60HZ and European 50HZ. Yours, Rich

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Posted by: Savage93 ® 02/12/2010, 12:03:17 Author Profile eMail author Edit

Thanks for your reply Marky, But what I don't know is how can I change the cycles from 60 hz to 50 hz so that the appliances run as intended and the life span is not shortened by using 60 hz power cycle? I know there are products such as step-up/step-down power converters/transformers, but I don't want to have to use these - I want to be able to plug in the items just like I would an American electrical appliance (into the electrical socket on the wall). Yours, Rich

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Posted by: Kelly Bramble ® 02/12/2010, 12:20:06 Author Profile eMail author Edit

What you need is a Frequency converter and change the connector on the appliances to the USA standard. /instrumentation/frequency_converter.htm I suspect you will be out less money if you just go and buy new appliances since the power requirments are significant...

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