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Can you plug a 120 240V 60Hz appliance into a 230V 50Hz outlet?
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∙ 11y ago
If a large household appliance has been designed and wired to run only on the 230 Volt 50 Hz mains frequency system that is used in Europe and elsewhere, then the simple answer has to be No.
Apart from the higher voltage, the mains frequency in Europe and other 230 Volt areas is 50 Hz (Cycles per second) compared to 60 Hz in US, Canada and other 120/240 Volt areas. Some 50 Hz appliances may work fine but others with simple motors will run too fast on the higher frequency of 60 Hz.
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Many small portable appliances - such as mobile phone chargers, electric razors, etc - can run on a wide range of household power supplies such as from 110 Volts to 240 Volts.
On some appliances the internal circuitry detects the voltage automatically but on others you need to set a voltage switch correctly to avoid damaging the unit.
Always read the label to find out if the appliance will work and if any switch must be set to select the correct voltage range.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo.
Your appliance will in most cases simply do not start up due to the much lower voltage.
You might even destroy your appliance if you leave it connected for some time.
There are however some appliances designed to work on anything from 100-240V 50-60 Hz. Shavers, certain lap top chargers, etc. This ability is printed on them if they can.
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∙ 11y agoIf it is a 120 240 v appliance you need to make sure it is connected for 240 v. Then if it has magnetic parts there might be a problem. In general equipment designed for 50 HZ is OK on 60 Hz but not the other way round.
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on the device. Many things are made so they can run on both. Performance may be compromised to a degree.
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