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Converting UK appliance for USA use Kevin 10-05-2009
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Posted by Kevin on October 6, 2009, 1:47 am


Yes... I used the wrong term. Should have said resistive
heating rather than inductive.

Kevin.



> Sounds like it should work. As you say, with a resistance
> load, the hertz (cycles per second) makes little difference.

> --
> Christopher A. Young
> Learn more about Jesus
> www.lds.org
> .


> I have an iron which is designed specifically for use on the
> cloth of a
> snooker, (like pool), table. It is from the UK and of course
> is 250V, and
> has an internal fuse of 13 amps. I know that the UK system
> is 250V from
> the phase leg to neutral. My question is, can I attach a 20
> amp, 220V plug
> and plug it into the 220V outlet that I have for my table
> saw? That would
> mean connecting the neutral and phase wire of the UK cord,
> to the two phase
> wires of my outlet, but seeing as it is purely an inductive
> heating load, I
> suspect it will work without a problem. Am I correct on that
> score?

> TIA
> Kevin



Posted by Bob Villa on October 6, 2009, 7:29 am


> Yes... I used the wrong term. Should have said resistive
> heating rather than inductive.
> Kevin.
> > Sounds like it should work. As you say, with a resistance
> > load, the hertz (cycles per second) makes little difference.
> > --
> > Christopher A. Young
> > Learn more about Jesus
> > =A0www.lds.org
> > .
> > I have an iron which is designed specifically for use on the
> > cloth of a
> > snooker, (like pool), table. It is from the UK and of course
> > is 250V, and
> > has an internal fuse of 13 amps. I know that the UK system
> > is 250V from
> > the phase leg to neutral. My question is, can I attach a 20
> > amp, 220V plug
> > and plug it into the 220V outlet that I have for my table
> > saw? That would
> > mean connecting the neutral and phase wire of the UK cord,
> > to the two phase
> > wires of my outlet, but seeing as it is purely an inductive
> > heating load, I
> > suspect it will work without a problem. Am I correct on that
> > score?
> > TIA
> > Kevin

They say golf is a man's game...but it is actually snooker! (sorry
ladies!)

bob_v

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 6, 2009, 5:24 pm


No worries, mate. School marm won't be at the flat for a
bit. Have a cuppa, watch the telly, and catch a quick lay
down. It should be painfully obvious that I'm not English!

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.


Yes... I used the wrong term. Should have said resistive
heating rather than inductive.

Kevin.





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