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Depends.
Plenty of smaller electrical items these days will run on both, like laptop chargers and such.
Others, like some hair dryers, can be set to use either by a switch.
But in both these cases, they will be labeled with 110-240 V.
If the unit only says something like 110 V, do not use it in 240 V - it'll break. Maybe even catch fire.
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What happens if you transpose 240V with 110V?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.Voltage is the pressure that electric current (amps) is pushed by. In any given circuit, wattage (power) is what is used to run an appliance. Wattage is produced by 'pushing' a given amount of current.However, the material in which the current is pushed (wire) can stand only so much pressure. If you use 240V on a 110V line, the wiring will no doubt burn.If you attempt to use house current on a 240V rated appliance, you will "over-amp" the device and damage it.If you transpose 240V with 110V and the load is inductive it will not operate. If the load is resistive then you will only get one quarter of the rated wattage if the voltage is reduced by half.I beg to differ with the statement," If you attempt to use house current on a 240V rated appliance, you will "over-amp" the device and damage it." There are many home appliances that utilize a 240 volt supply. The hot water tank, clothes dryer and cooking range to name a few.
Neutral wire is typically what color?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service. A neutral wire is usually white in colour. Answer for countries in Europe and other world areas running a 50 Hz supply service. It's blue in the UK on a domestic appliance 240V supply
What countries use 240V?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.The US runs 240V single phase in almost all residential applications.It just so happens that the 240V is center tapped to make 120V/240V split phase, but that is still a single phase application.For more information about the supply services in other countries, please see the answer to the Related Question shown below.
Is 124 volts TOO HIGH for household wall outlet in USA?
Normal voltage for 120volt outlets is 110v to 130v. It would vary depending on the length and size of the wire to the nearest power company transformer, and the different voltage terminals on the transformer that the power company connects.
Can you plug 110 115 or 120 volt appliances into a 220 or 240 volt outlet?
NO! Check the rating on the device and if it says 120V only don't ever dare plug into 240V. Depending on the appliance the results will either be lots of sparks, large flashes or other undesirable side effects.Another engineer's opinionThat answer above is for USA, Canada and other countries which use the 60Hz electrical service standard, for appliances which were designed to run only on that voltage and nothing higher.If this question is asking about using 110V to 120V appliances plugged into sockets elsewhere in the world which use the 50Hz 230 to 240V electrical service standard - such as Europe, Australia and many other countries - then the answer is not necessarily NO.Providing you use the correct type of plug adapter to suit the sockets in each country you visit, if the appliance was designed to run on 110V to 240V services, then the answer is YES.There are many personal electrical and electronic appliances which were designed to run on voltages within a wide range such as 110 to 240 volts! Just a few examples are: electric razors, hair dryers, battery chargers for digital cameras, mp3 players, etc.IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTESuch multi-voltage small appliances should never be used on the 220 to 240 volt outlets in USA or Canada or other countries which use the 60Hz electrical service standard.Such 220 to 240V outlets are intended for use only by large appliances, such as water heaters, clothes washing machines and dryers, cooking ranges, etc. Such 220 to 240V outlets are quite different in size to 110 to 120V outlets anyway and no adapters should ever be used to try to use those kinds of portable small appliances on 220 to 240V 60Hz.It may be illegal to do so in some countries or states because:correct size lower voltage 110 to 120V outlets are available to be used andif one of those small appliances gets a fault, the circuit breakers protecting a 220 to 240V branch circuit probably won't trip to break the current, which could result in enough flames to start a house fire.
What happens if you transpose 240V with 110V?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.Voltage is the pressure that electric current (amps) is pushed by. In any given circuit, wattage (power) is what is used to run an appliance. Wattage is produced by 'pushing' a given amount of current.However, the material in which the current is pushed (wire) can stand only so much pressure. If you use 240V on a 110V line, the wiring will no doubt burn.If you attempt to use house current on a 240V rated appliance, you will "over-amp" the device and damage it.If you transpose 240V with 110V and the load is inductive it will not operate. If the load is resistive then you will only get one quarter of the rated wattage if the voltage is reduced by half.I beg to differ with the statement," If you attempt to use house current on a 240V rated appliance, you will "over-amp" the device and damage it." There are many home appliances that utilize a 240 volt supply. The hot water tank, clothes dryer and cooking range to name a few.
When was USA Network created?
USA Network was created in 1971.
Does a 10amp 240v appliance draw 5 amps per phase?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.No. Even though 240 volts uses two breakers it is still classed as a single phase service. Kirchhoff's law states that current entering a circuit is equal to current leaving the circuit. Since the appliance draws 10 amps, the whole circuit has 10 amps flowing through it.
What are the release dates for Miracle Appliance - 2013 - TV?
Miracle Appliance - 2013 - TV was released on: USA: 1 May 2013
Neutral wire is typically what color?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service. A neutral wire is usually white in colour. Answer for countries in Europe and other world areas running a 50 Hz supply service. It's blue in the UK on a domestic appliance 240V supply
When was USA Radio Network created?
USA Radio Network was created in 1985.
What countries use 240V?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.The US runs 240V single phase in almost all residential applications.It just so happens that the 240V is center tapped to make 120V/240V split phase, but that is still a single phase application.For more information about the supply services in other countries, please see the answer to the Related Question shown below.
What channel is raw on?
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Does sky have USA network?
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Suicide Prevention Action Network USA was created in 1996.
Can I use my electronics of UAE 220 and 240 v in USA?
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