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Can you convert a 120 volt plug in into a plug to go in your cigar plug in a car?
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∙ 11y ago
You could if you have an inverter that can change 12 VDC to 120 VAC. Just plug it into the cigar lighter socket. On the back of the inverter there will be a 120 volt receptacle built into the inverter. Check the load of what you want to plug into it to ascertain that you purchase the correct size of inverter.
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Keep in mind that power is power, and a typical cigar lighter socket puts out about 72 watts. The inverter will only be able to do less than that.
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Do you need a special plug for a 120 volt 20 amp circuit?
No.
Can you plug 120 vac to 240 watts?
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Can 120V cloth iron be used in 240V?
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Can you soft wire an electric water heater and plug it into a household outlet?
If it does not come with a plug on it, no. If it is made for direct wire, then 99.9% chance is that it is a 240 volt unit. If you plug it into a 120 volt outlet your water will barely get warm.
Can you plug in a 125 volt 30 amp plug in a 120 volt 30 amp outlet?
If the plug fits you are good to go. The typical range of residential voltage is from 110 to 125 VAC. You are fine within this range.
How do you convert 120 volt machine to 110 volt plug?
No conversion needed. These are nominal voltages which range from 110 to 120 volts. It will operate fine on the outlet.
How do you check the 120 volt plug on 1994 diesel club wagon?
Use a volt meter Plug a 120 volt accessory into it
How do you convert a 125 volt to a 120 volt receptacle?
You tell yourself the 125 volt receptacle is a 120 volt receptacle. They're the same thing.
What remedy can you do if you plugged the 120 volt to 220 volt battery charger?
There is no remedy but to plug it into a 230 circut.
Do you need a special plug for a 120 volt 20 amp circuit?
No.
Can you plug a 120 Volt 30 Amp tanning bed into a 125 Volt 30 Amp outlet?
yes
Can you plug a 120 volts 60 Hz into 250 Volt wall socket?
NO
Can you plug 120 vac to 240 watts?
'Voltage' is electromotive force, and the 'Watt' is a unit of power. You can plug a 240 watt appliance (light, toy, radio etc) into a 120 volt socket as long as the appliance is rated for 120 volt AC operation.
How can you plug in a 120 volt 1500 watt space heater in Korea?
Take the plug in your hand, and insert the plug into the wall outlet.
Can 120V cloth iron be used in 240V?
The answer is No for an iron that was sold only for use in US, Canada or other countries using similar household AC power supplies. Unless the iron has a switch on it, to allow it to be used safely in countries which use 220-240 volts as the standard household supply, a 120 Volt iron must only be used on the 120 Volt power supply that it was designed to use. If it does not have a switch to convert its voltage, it is highly dangerous to try to use a 120 Volt iron on 240 volts. If a fuse or breaker did not trip to break the power supply the iron and/or its flex would overheat so much that they would probably catch on fire - not only would that ruin the iron, it would be dangerous to you and your home! If you change the iron's US-type 120 Volt plug to a US-type 240 volt plug, the results would be much more dangerous because a 240 Volt circuit has breakers designed to allow a high current draw - such as for a kitchen range or a clothes drier - and those breakers may not trip to cut off the current if you could just plug in a 120 Volt iron without first changing its plug. That is why the iron has a 120 Volt plug and not a 240 volt plug!
How do you convert 208 volt amps to 480 volt amps?
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Does a 2 horsepower rotary converter plug into 120 single phase and convert it to plug in a 3 phase outlet?
All my experience with rotary phase converters have been in converting 240 volt single phase into 240 volt three phase. They all were hard wired into their respective systems, so my answer is no.
