HomeWhat types of problems would you encounter if you plugged a 240V rated piece of equipment into a 120V outlet?
Wiki User
2015-07-17 17:41:53
2015-07-17 17:41:53
it wouldn't work long it would keep popping breaker and possible to cause a fire if keep reseting the breaker
110v would not be enough to power 220v. It wouldn't harm the appliance but it will not keep popping breakers. However, plugging 110v equipment into 220v outlets will destroy the appliance.
You can cause damage to the equipment, at least if there is a motor in it. The 110v will be insufficient to turn the motor, so the current passing through it will remain at the level of the startup surge (ever notice how the lights in your house dim slightly when the air conditioner compressor kicks on?). For a short duration, like a normal startup, this surge will not do any harm, but if that much current is allowed to continue coursing through the coils, they will quickly overheat.
Never let the smoke out of the motor!
Related Questions
No reason not to as long as the wall outlet is the correct voltage. most are designed to be plugged into a 110v outlet.
Can an apt. stove be plugged into a outlet
No, if nothing is plugged in pulling current then you are using no electricity by leaving the switch in the on position.
Yes, a 110 volt device can be plugged into a 125 volt receptacle. The voltage rating on the receptacle is only there as the highest voltage supply that the manufacturer recommends their equipment be connected to.
It is plugged into a wall outlet.
A teacher walks into the Classroom and says If only Yesterday was Tomorrow Today would have been a Saturday Which Day did the Teacher make this Statement?
How do you get 1000000 robux for free?
How long does it take regular mail to reach Tennessee from Michigan?
When did women first get the right to vote?
How many times can 18 go into 100?
Translate i miss you in assamese?
What is double 65?
What year woould you graduate high school if you were born in 1968?
What is the world’s oldest soft drink?
How many novels did Charles Dickens write?
What do the colors on America's flag mean?
How did Harry Houdini come up with his stage name?
What is modal fabric?
What were George Washington's false teeth made from?
Who was Yale University named after?
What determines whether you are left or right handed?
Is the graphical analog of a frequency table?
Was Richard Gere ever on Barney Miller?
Is Jeff smith ABC weatherman married?
Is it illegal to pick tiger lilies in Alberta?
What are advantages and disadvantages of micro planning?
Who is th owner of ujeevanam under vaikom muhammed basheer?
Is timothy b schmidt of the eagles gay?
Is child singer Kim Sol Mae dead?
Copyright © 2020 Multiply Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. The material on this site can not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Multiply.