So I lucked out and picked up a vacuum oven at a local outdoor market fairly cheap. Came out of a large lot of lab equipment.
However there were no obvious markings on it to say it was Australian. So when I got home I realized it is an Australian 240v oven, a Semsa VAC30D.
http://www.semsa.com.au/vacuum%20ovens/vacuum%20ovens.htm second model down.
Bought it to resell as it is in immaculate condition but not sure how to even test the thing. 1250w is far too much for a reasonable step up and nothing I can find in industrial or medical uses 240v. I've got 220v at the house, but I'm worried I'll burn up something running 220v/60hz through a 240v/50hz machine at this high a wattage.
So is there any way to make proper use of this thing in the US on 110v? There is just one plate on the side that shows 240v/1250w and the serial number, so it doesn't look to be dual voltage.
I also have no idea why it is here. It weighs about 70-80 lbs and to ship from AU would be ridiculously expensive, so I have no idea why someone brought it here.
Any advice is appreciated.