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Effect Of 60&50Hz On The System.

03/26/2011 1:16 AM

what will be the long time effect if we use 50hz supply on 60hz load.

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Re: Effect of 60&50hz on the system.

03/26/2011 1:32 AM

Long time effect on what? Supply? Load?

I'd say there won't be much affect on the 50Hz supply, except cost.

Depending on what it is, a 60 Hz load may be a problem.

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Re: Effect of 60&50hz on the system.

03/26/2011 2:05 AM

Motors will run at 5/6 normal speed. If they are lightly loaded, this may not be a problem, but if they are fully loaded, they may overheat and/or burn out. (Wrong volts/Hz ratio.) Heaters and incandescent lights will probably be okay.

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Re: Effect Of 60&50Hz On The System.

03/26/2011 4:32 PM

Purely resistive loads shouldn't care, everything else requires further research. For example if the load happens to be a unit heater then the Btu output of the resistive element won't change, but the since the fan will run at approximately 83% of its 60 Hz speed the volume of air will be reduced to (0.83) cubed or 48% of normal (60Hz) air flow. Will the heating element overheat and burnout or will the conditioned space get too cold, both due to reduced air flow? Those are just a few of the questions you will need to consider for each and every device attached to your generator.

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Re: Effect Of 60&50Hz On The System.

03/27/2011 10:56 AM

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