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fred27

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Nov 26, 2005
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I will be going to Germany and want to use my Kitchenaid Standmixer. It is a 450 Watt 115 Volt 60 Hz motor. I have a 500 Watt Transformer. I reallize that the machine will be 50/60 slower, but will it damage the motor? Can I have an electrician rewire it to run on 230 volts?
 
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No, but I suggest that you choose a transformer that will put out about 95 volts. At a lower frequency the magnetic field will saturate at a lower voltage and cause overheating. As long as you dont operate it in a way that seems abusive, you will be fine. Add a solid state relay so you conform to the board topic.
 
It depends to some extent on whether the item in question uses an induction motor or a universal motor. The latter won't care a damn whether it is fed 50Hz or 60Hz, or even whether it is fed AC or DC. OperaHouse's comments are spot on for an induction motor.


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As you can tell by the nature of my question, I don't have much of a clue.....if it's an induction or universal motor. All I know is that in Europe they sell the Kitchenaid mixer as 220 v 50/60 Hz. I would think that they would use a different type of motor in Europe than in US. They also sell USA Kitchenaids in Europe at E-bay with a transformer, so I would assume (or hope) that mine would work with a transformer. But please, I would appreciate more info/advice from you EE experts...Thanks
 
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