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A splat of all my blathering.
Monday, April 19, 2004
Step-up voltage transformers
Last week I wanted to buy a device that would take my 110V outlet and allow me to plug in a 220V appliance. I wanted the device to be installed permanently in the wall so that I could use it frequently.
What I found is that I can't do this. First of all I couldn't find such a device anywhere. I also found out that putting such a device directly in the wall doesn't meet code. Apparently, the electric company doesn't like such things attached directly to the grid. The solution that I found was to buy a step-up voltage transformer.
While I was researching I found a couple interesting sites.
http://www.currentsolutions.com/knowledge/country_spec_a-g.htm
http://www.german-way.com/german/electric.html
Posted at 4/19/2004 10:50:00 AM |
What I found is that I can't do this. First of all I couldn't find such a device anywhere. I also found out that putting such a device directly in the wall doesn't meet code. Apparently, the electric company doesn't like such things attached directly to the grid. The solution that I found was to buy a step-up voltage transformer.
While I was researching I found a couple interesting sites.
http://www.currentsolutions.com/knowledge/country_spec_a-g.htm
http://www.german-way.com/german/electric.html
Posted at 4/19/2004 10:50:00 AM |
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