110V 50 Hz motor on 120V 60 Hz home circuit
110V 50 Hz motor on 120V 60 Hz home circuit
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I have a piece of equipment manufactured in China; the manual describes the drive motor as 110V, 50Hz 200W. Would it be ok to run this on standard US residential wiring (120V 60Hz)?
I figure the motor would be pulling 1.6A instead of 1.8, so I'm not worried about harming the home wiring. Would the motor simply operate faster?
I'm civil by training (and by nature, after coffee), so any help is appreciated.
I figure the motor would be pulling 1.6A instead of 1.8, so I'm not worried about harming the home wiring. Would the motor simply operate faster?
I'm civil by training (and by nature, after coffee), so any help is appreciated.





RE: 110V 50 Hz motor on 120V 60 Hz home circuit
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RE: 110V 50 Hz motor on 120V 60 Hz home circuit
jraef: 110V 50Hz is used quite a lot in the UK for industrial (hand tools) and commercial portable equipment. Might be the same on mainland Europe too?
Not domestically for sure.
Many years ago I worked for a company that used 400Hz, (not sure of the V), for hand tools - stopped them being stolen for home use. I think it was called "Hicycle"
www.tynevalleyplastics.co.uk
RE: 110V 50 Hz motor on 120V 60 Hz home circuit
I think the unit has a speed control on the motor, so I can possibly compensate there.
Thanks for the quick replies - and I like that Lincoln quote, jraef.
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stablefordd
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