I understand US voltage appliances use 2 x 110v hot leads to make 220v @ 60 Hz. The voltage in China is 220v @ 50 Hz. Would I have to get 2 step down transformers to make 2 x 110v hot leads? I found transformers making 220v @ 50 Hz to 110v @ 60 Hz, but only one lead. How can I make it work over there? I understand there are ranges at 220v made specifically for Europe and China at 220v, but I love this range. I want to use this range made for the US in China. What would be the way to do this? Any help would be grreatly appreciated!
First off a killer range better than one you have ever had can be purchased in China for the price of the transformers needed to make that one work. Put it in storage till you come back. But if you must take it your range will need two step down transformers sized in VA correctly for that load. You cannot plug them both into the same receptacle and get it working they will have to be on two separate circuits so that means running an extension cord from across the room to power the other leg. The voltage is the same phase over there so you need two hots and two grounds from two separate circuits then rigged into a receptacle for it to plug into and it still may not work. Your stove has to be rated for 50 and 60 hertz or the timer clock and any other gauges wont work at all or will get messed up. Be safe and buy a new one. The transformers work great for small appliances and are not designed to do what you want. When over there be sure to buy all dual voltage electronic items so you can bring them back to the U.S. and just flip a switch and they will run great. I hope this helps.
No need, 240 volts work on both types. The frequency makes a difference in the motors. not so much for heating. Any electronics may be damaged by the difference because the transformers need the center tapped 240 to make 120 to run. Much easier to purchase a new one there, and it is probably cheaper than the transformers and less problems for a service call.
in the U. S., replace the skill in the electrical powered panel, get rid of the white twine from the circuit breaker that feeds that outlet and deploy it on the impartial buss then replace the receptacle from a 240 volt to a one hundred twenty volt unit of the mind-blowing ampacity If the 240 receptacle is a 30 or 50 amp score, then the one hundred twenty receptacle ought to additionally be an identical score, basically a distinctive voltage. The AC or despite you attempt to place in ought to have a twine on it which will determine the mind-blowing amp score you ought to have. If the breaker isn't an identical amp score, it might desire to get replaced to the mind-blowing score for the device. you ought to use a smaller amp score breaker yet no longer a greater one. If the 240 is 50 amp, then the one hundred twenty could be 50 amp, or smaller if the breaker and the receptacle are replaced. changing the breaker and the receptacle is extra fee-effective than a transformer.
I appreciate your notion of taking a U.S. product and using it in China. Makes me warm all over with irony. If you don't have an answer here, try posting in the Engineering section. Good luck.
Using two transformers would not work as you would end up with two 110V lines that are in phase with each other so you wouldn't be able to get your 220V. You could use a heavy duty transformer that provides 220V with a neutral, or center tap. The 50 Hz might mess up the clock but most likely if you can configure the 220 correctly the stove would work just fine. I am going to take back some of that statement - you could use two transformers and connect them in series to get your 220V with a center tap. Make sure you connect them correctly and use a meter to check your connections - 110V to center tap both legs and 220V across the two legs. These transformers would have to be quite heavy duty though to handle an oven.
