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It will work fine for a simple iron.
A simple iron has no 'digital readouts' or computer circuitry. It's like a basic toaster, you apply voltage and it heats up, you remove voltage and it cools.
You may have to run the iron at a higher setting to achieve the same heat, due to the lower voltage.
most simple devices such as this are rated at a particular voltage but rarely encounter that exact voltage in real life.
The innards of a simple iron are a heater coil like you might see in a space heater, and a bi-metal switch that senses the temperature and turns off the electricity when an approximate temperature is reached.
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Can you convert motor winding 50 hz to 60 hz?
60Hz frequency on 50 Hz motor will create more resistance in its coils. Will cause electromagnetic force trying to increase the speed of the rotor by about 20 %. Less current will flow but the torque will be less, because of the increased resistance of the coils. Usually if the motor is not loaded much it will work fine on 60 Hz. One solution if there is problem running the motor is to remove part of the all coils equally from all of the bobbins by 10-20% .CommentThe resistance of the coils will remain unchanged, however, their inductive reactance will increase -thus reducing the current.
Can you run 220V 3 phase 60Hz motor on a 220V 3 phase 50Hz supply?
The motor will run, but it will turn slower than the nameplate rating, it will draw more current, it will run hotter than it would have on 60Hz, and it will not ouput the full rated horsepower. Depending on the application and how hard the motor is actually loaded, you might be able to get away with it, but usually not. 220V 60 Hz motors are rare. It is more likely a 208V, 230V or 240V motor. Some motors are actually dual-rated for both 50 and 60 Hz, with corresponding different speed and Amp ratings. Check the nameplate!
Why transformer power expressed in KVA?
because of its losses i.e iron and copper losses. since iron loss depends on voltage (v)and copper loss depends on current(i).
What is the power rating of a soldering iron which has a current of 2A when connected to a 24V supply?
It depends. The 2A current, did you measure that while the soldering iron was on? Or is it rated at 2A current consumption on the device itself (on the powercable or the stem of the soldering iron). Generaly speaking you can calculted the real power consumption by using P=V*I (thus 2A*24V = 48W). But do remeber that this power consumption is in the steady state, that is, after its switch on and all transient effects have died down. To be safe allow for 3A-4A switching currents that occurs at power on.
What is iron loss?
Iron losses (Pi) are independent of of load which occur due to pulsation of flux in the core. Iron losses include both Hysteresis loss and eddy current loss and is same at all the loads.
What happens to a 220v 60hz stereo amplifier when connected to a 220v 50hz supply?
There should be no problem but you must check it to make sure the power transformer (the heavy component inside made of iron and copper) does not get hot while operating, because it runs at a 20% higher core flux density at the lower frequency.
What will happen if you use a 220 240 VAc 50Hz iron to 220 240 AC 60Hz?
It should work with no problems, since the frequency does not affect the work or the iron heater.
Can a 60Hz transformer be operated on a 50Hz system What actions are necessary to enable this operation?
Only issue would be the losses. Iron losses will be largly affected
What is the effect of connecting a 50 hertz instrument transformer to a 60 hertz line?
the 50Hz things have a bit more iron and copper will run a bit cooler at 60hz
Can you attach an iron machine of 220v in a 110v socket?
No
How do ac solenoids work?
The magnetism is reversed North to South, at every half wave cycle. The AC is usually derived from the mains supply, so this will be 50Hz in the UK and 60Hz in the USA. An Iron armature will still be attracted and not have time to let go between cycles. They produce a typical buzz when operating.
Will a 50Hz iron box work on 60Hz supply?
It will work ok. The iron's heating element is predominately resistive in order to produce heat. If the heating element is coiled, it will have a small inductive reactance which acts similar to a resistance to current flow but does not contribute to heating. At a higher a.c. frequency (60 Hz instead of 50 Hz) it will have a slightly higher inductive reactance and, therefore, a slight reduction in heat production.
Why moving iron or hot wire types meters can be used for measuring both AC and DC quantites?
Hot Wire hot wire is a resistive device ir drop is the same regardless of frequency hot wire can measure power true power regardless of frequency or phase angle two wires for power current and voltage both to convert to a measured temperature integration speed depending on the mass of the wire(s) hot wire can be a bimetal spiral connected directly to the pointer on the scale Moving Iron: the moving iron has a spring connected to an iron bar in a coil dc or ac will cause the iron to be magnetized the amount of current will increase the deflection normal 50hz 60hz and dc differences are very small the iron will have induced eddy currents causing higher frequency to have less deflection 400hz on airplanes for lighter transformers... need a different calibration see "Wigginton voltage tester" simplest moving iron i know of one moving part, the iron well 2 if you count the little compass on top to tell dc polarity large solid core so different for 60Hz then dc by perhaps 10%
What is observed when the steady current in moving iron ammeter is replaced by an alternating current of frequency 50Hz?
No difference will be noted.
What happens to a 110v stereo amplifier when connected to a 220v supply?
Perhaps nothing, assuming the amplifier converts the AC to a DC signal. If this is done, the power supply may not filter the AC signal to as clean of DC as it did at 60Hz, which could cause a little bit of power supply hum. To be 100% sure, a schematic would need to be looked at. If it's any help, I was looking at a Vox Night Train. I don't have access to schematics. Here's a link for schematics (might be useful in the future for you): http://www.prowessamplifiers.com/schematics/Vox/ The bottom right has the power input; The "inrush device" I believe is a power capacitor, if it is an SL22, it is rated for 20A at 60 Hz. the amp is fused at 1.25A; scaling to max for 50 Hz brings it to ~16 amps, which is more than enough, so this is not at risk of burning up. The secondary of the transformer splits off into two parts - the main and a lower voltage circuit for powering the input. BR1, Q1, and Q2 are rectifiers used to convert AC to DC - rectifiers "chop" the wave off so it is unidirectional voltage from the output of these, but it is not true "DC", since it will have substantial ripple. The capacitors and resistors to the left of these are used to reduce the ripple. So everything beyond this point doesn't really care what frequency you use. The impedance of the capacitors will be more at 50Hz, which will cause less ripple smoothing, which could result in some hum. The real issue here will be the transformer - at 60Hz, less turns and/or a smaller iron core can be used vs. 50Hz (FYI, this is one reason marine power is ~400Hz - it allows equipment to be sized down). I'd find a serial number or data for this transformer, and look up whether it is made to run at 50Hz. If it is not, it will likely overheat. It may be necessary to replace with a beefier transformer to run at 50Hz.
Can 60hz machine work on 50 hz?
It may, or it may not. Some devices are specifically designed for one frequency, and won't work on another frequency. It is safest to look at the electrical specifications; if it says something like "50 or 60 Hz", it should work on both; if it says "60 Hz", then it is better not to use it, if you get your electricity at 50 Hz.add Consider an electric clock bought from US (60Hz) to New Zealand (50Hz) - it would run slower. (Of more importance is the difference in voltage.) Ignoring the voltage difference (suppose you have an 230:110 v transformer), the actual power delivered by a tool will be less, because the hysteresis curve of the iron will be different at the two frequencies. Iron is used as part of the electromagnetic motor system.
An electric iron always draws a current of 3.4 amp from the 220v supply line what current will this electric iron draws when connected to 110v supply line?
1.7amp
