Installation of 110V/60Hz Alongside 230V/50Hz

A transformer and a VFD perhaps?

Or a motor-generator with 5:6 step-up gear ratio? (More cumbersome, I would think.)

You can use a step down transformer from 230/110Volts and then a frequency converter from 50 Hz to 60 HZ in one combined unit.

CVS Murthy

Hi

Where can I find something like this. Separate items are easy to get, but teh fewer boxes the better...

Sandy

guest; i would go for the step down transformer, & not worry about the 50/60 HZ. many items are listed 110 volts @ 50 HZ/ 120 volts & 60 HZ. American electric ranges are 120/240 volt, the 120 volt is for the light bulbs, clock, etc ,now days the clock/timer are electronic. dish washer/disposal 120 volt, microwave 120 or 230 volt. perry

A plug-in electric clock (shaded pole motor type) won't get away with this, unless you change some gears!

Quite right!

The US Air Force sent me to several countries where 220/60 was the standard and we could get small to medium plug-in transformers that let me use most of my U.S. electronics. The only problems arose with devices that were dependent upon the speed of an electric motor.

As long as you purchase electronics that are not exactly speed dependent you should be fine. I was told that my microwave would not like the change in htz but the model I had worked fine for 3 years in England. Cd-players and computers posed no problem either, but I think a record player might.

If you have the finances, airport magazines sell many devices that are mult-voltage. If you are military or have friends that are you can get multi-voltage and mult-system electronics at the Base Exchange. The multi-system is required if you want to work with PAL and NTSC television signals. Some DVD players are region specific and will only play certain disks.

Drew

Pls. do the normal 220V wiring and use step down tranformer were necessary. Doudle circuit in same house could be misleading to ur detriment.

Take care

Dickson.

Abuja, Nigeria.

The wire/conductor size is to be taken care since when the voltage comes down by half, the current will be double to that of at 22o volts.

DHAYANANDHAN.S,

CR4 MEMBER,

INDIA.

Hi You can order for a 110Volt 60Hz sinewave inverter of the required capacity from any local manufacturer operating on 230 V AC input and wire up the whole house with american sockets. So all your equipments can be plugged in without any fear of damage. Now most of the equipments like PCs have an adapter for 90 to 290Volt 40 to 65Hz. Hence there is no poblem of operating them on 230V 50 Hz. May be AC 60Hz operated motors (in washing machines, food processors in Micro ovens etc)or any frequency sensitive equipment cannot be operated. The above I have implimented in my house. Which is satisfactorily working for the last 5 years.

Seetharaman.

seethasub@hotmail.com

Since u are now residing in country with 230/50Hz,Buy goods rated for 220,230,240/50Hz/60Hz.

U can buy small individual stepdown transformers for your internal small loads already aquired with 60Hz,to step down the power for such loads to 110V/60Hz.

Patrick Whowha

hi mr. patrick how will you take care of frequency sensitive devices like synchronus motors etc.

seetharaman

Use a 12 volt battery charger. I assume they have those in 220 volt 50 HZ models. Once you have 12 volts DC you can use one of those devices that plug into your cigarette lighter on your car and output 117 volt AC. All standard stuff.