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Would US appliance's like a clothes washer that run on 120 volts work on European 230 volts?
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∙ 12y ago
Definitely not !! it would be dangerous to use 120 volt equipment on a 230 volt supply, it would either blow the fuse or blow up . .
You need a transformer to convert 230 volts to 120 volts, and you need one of the right rating. For a washing machine that might be quite a big transformer. We have 110 volt Transformers for power tools but they are not big enough.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoMost likely yes. US 220 volts is produced at 60 cycles, while in Europe it is produced at 50 cycles. These days most appliances are not cycle dependent, so all they care about is voltage. Most European appliances made to run at nominal 220-240 volts will work fine on American nominal 220-240 volt circuits.
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∙ 14y agoAlmost all of Europe has 240V between phase and neutral. You will need a wall plug adapter though, and they can differ from country to country.
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