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| vk6zgo:
--- Quote from: administr4tor on January 09, 2023, 07:57:55 pm ---how will it work? the AC in those NEMA are two single phase 120v right? and the AC the device would work on single 230v AC. Please remove this confusion. this machine can work in 120v in USA but with converter adapter but it wont be then 3000watts then, it will be only 1400watts or so. --- End quote --- Your picture of the "Chinese" plug is incorrectly labelled. Although the Chinese standard plug is a little bit different to Australian plugs, it is "plug in" compatible. The non-angled pin is [b[NEVER[/b] connected to Neutral---it is the "EARTH"(ground or PE) pin. I'm not sure if the Chinese convention for the other pins is the same as that in Australia, but in Oz, the standard, if looking at the pins of a plug is RIGHT pin Active, LEFT pin Neutral, non-angled pin, Earth. Note: After thinking I had that the correct way around, I still got Active & Neutral reversed. The Capitalised version is the correct one! If you are looking at a power point on the wall, the positions of Active & Neutral are the mirror image of the above, but the Earth remains the same. |
| IanB:
--- Quote from: Ian.M on January 09, 2023, 11:18:26 pm ---Its a Chinese local market budget steam cleaner built into a fricking toolbox! --- End quote --- I've also just noticed that the wand appears to have a telescopic sight on it? ??? |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: Ian.M on January 09, 2023, 11:18:26 pm ---Its a Chinese local market budget steam cleaner built into a fricking toolbox! What even makes you think its got a ground wire? I'd also bet the trigger switch on the gun isn't IP68 sealed, and if that's a 240V circuit (rather than isolated low voltage), I wouldn't care to use it. It needs to be internally inspected by a competent appliance repair tech, and probably rewired to bring it up to western safety standards, if that's even possible. --- End quote --- It's probably grounded, even a lot of that random Chinese stuff isn't THAT bad, but it is worth checking. If the front panel is grounded then electically speaking it should be fairly safe. It's not the sort of thing you'd leave running unattended. |
| jonpaul:
I advise you to avoid 240V 3kva ChiCom cleaner....Mains voltage, water, steam, questionable connections, Lack of safety earth or insulation fault can be lethal. Just rent a non Chinese machine locally j |
| Pfriemler:
Nobody is concerned about the voltage rating? 3000W @ 220V = 16,13 Ohm, 240V -> 3570 W, 20% more heat. and: simply no idea why this is questioned in "Test equipment"... |
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