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The answer is just that: the voltage that the outlet has available. The issue is when you plug a 110 volt appliance into a 220 volt outlet (or vica verca) you are either under powering or over powering the device and can (and probably will) ruin it either way.

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You should not be able to plug a 110 volt device into a 220 volt outlet due to the different blade configurations. This is why different voltages have different plug ends and receptacles have different blade configurations.

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