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Help - Convert Personal Blender from 230v to 110v
Zero999:
How about fusing? I'd be concerned that 240V sockets won't have sufficient over-current protection for a device with relatively thin cable. Additional fusing maybe necessary.
james_s:
--- Quote from: Zero999 on May 23, 2020, 02:18:20 pm ---How about fusing? I'd be concerned that 240V sockets won't have sufficient over-current protection for a device with relatively thin cable. Additional fusing maybe necessary.
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They'll be 30, 40 or 50A in most cases, so yeah, if you tap off of one of those you'll want to have a fuse as part of your adapter.
Mike09:
Thanks for all the help! I will take a look at my wiring at home and will talk to a electrician.
james_s:
A commercial boost transformer that you can set on the counter is going to be a lot cheaper than an electrician. The blender is probably around 700W but given that they typically have a very low duty cycle, even a 500VA converter would probably work. I have one that I have occasionally loaded as high as 1kW for a few minutes without problems.
tooki:
--- Quote from: blueskull on May 23, 2020, 04:55:33 am ---Cooktops, dryers and ACs use 240V. North American domestic power inputs are 120V+120V two phase systems, with 120V+neutral entering wall sockets, and 120V+120V entering high powered devices.
If you can jerry rig (not a good idea though) your cooktop wiring, you can get 240V readily available from your kitchen.
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Correction, 120V+120V split-phase. It’s just a single 240V phase with a center tap.
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