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Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.

No, the voltage that is on the nameplate of the equipment is the voltage that must be used. The equipment will not work and to do otherwise will void the warranty.

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I believe so. if you had a 100w light bulb, and you put 50w through it, then it would be dim; however, if you did the reverse (50w bulb with 100w of power), then I believe your bulb would blow out.
Now, if equipment is more sophisticated, then actually, the chances are it would fail to work all together I believe. It would be specifically designed for 240v, and also, chances are if its AC, that it will have a different frequency of voltage requirement, and that might also prevent the unit working.

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