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In general the answer has to be: "Not if it has been designed and wired to run only on the 50 Hz mains frequency system that is used in Europe and elsewhere."
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.
However the most important difference is how the Neutral wire is connected:
In a 240 Volts 50 Hz appliance has 3 wires altogether, a "Ground" conductor, one single 240 volt "live" or "hot" wire and a Neutral wire connected as a return to the single "hot".
An appliance designed to run on 240 Volt 60 Hz supply has 4 wires altogether: a safety "Ground" conductor and 3 further wires, namely a Neutral wired as a "central" common return conductor and two 120 Volt 60 Hz live "hot legs" which run in opposing phase to one another. When one hot leg is "+" (120 Volts positive) the other leg is "-" (120 Volts negative).
So there is a 240 Volt voltage difference between the "Neutral" and the "Hot" conductor in the 50 Hz system and only a 120 Volt voltage difference between the "Neutral" and the "Hot"conductors in the 60 Hz system. In the main breaker box, at the point where the "Neutral" gets connected to the "Ground", this difference will cause serious problems! That is why an appliance designed to be connected onto the 50 Hz system cannot be used safely on the 60 Hz system without first having proper technical modification work done.
A licensed electrician or electrical engineer would be able to consider whether or not a particular large appliance, that was manufactured to work on 50 Hz-only, could be modified to run safely at the higher 60 Hz frequency. However it won't usually be worth the expense of doing the work because it would be more cost-effective to buy (new or secondhand) an equivalent large appliance designed to work on 60 Hz.
Further information which may be useful to mention here but is not part of the answer to this question:
Some small "double-insulated" 50 Hz appliances, such as electric shavers, etc., have been designed to run safely on different supply voltages and frequencies. If that is so, it would be stated on their rating plates.
In many cases, where the power needed is low, such as (say) less than 30 Watts, a cheap and simple "International Travel Socket Adapter" is all that is needed to make such an appliance plug-in and work. Many international airports have shops selling such adapters.
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Before you do any work yourself,
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always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
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nothing
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No
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you can't
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Can you plug kettle 220V 50hz into 220V 60hz outlets?
Yes, no problem.
Can a 230V 50Hz Rice Cooker used in 220V 60Hz circuit?
Most likely, yes. Most devices has been manufactured with an idea that they will be used in areas where the supply power frequency is 50 or 60Hz.
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Will a 220V 60Hz work on 220V 50Hz?
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Can you use a 220v-60hz microwave in Australia?
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Will a 220v 50hz cordless phone work in 220v 60hz?
More than likely yes it will work just fine.
