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Total questions: 328

How do you calculate the total amps used in the house?
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Can you use 240V single phase power to power 277V fluorescent light fixtures?
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Can you plug a 115V appliance into a 120V outlet?
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Is there anyway to get 120V 60hz from a 240V 50hz power supply?
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If you have a 240V 22A welder which has a plug similar but smaller than a dryer plug can you use this in a 120V outlet?
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What is wrong if your home central air conditioner runs about 20 minutes and throws the breaker in the main control panel?
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What do you need to take to Italy with you to charge your camera in your hotel room?
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To connect a European 3 wire 240V washer to a US 4 prong 240V outlet do you connect the two hot wires to the single hot connection on the washer?
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Can an espresso machine with a 20A 240V Leviton plug be powered without rewiring?
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Is it possible to power a 240V oven off 120V?
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Why do light bulbs burn out?
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If someone bought an electrical appliance in the US would it work in the UK given US appliances use 120V and UK use 240V?
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How can you get 277V from residential service?
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Can you plug in a 120V appliance into a 110V outlet?
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What gets burned or destroyed inside a 120V device if you plug it in a 240V socket?
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How do you produce 120V lines from 240V lines without using a transformer?
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How can you run a 115V outlet to your pool pump if you have 110V outlets outside?
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If you plug a 230v single phase rated motor in a 110v outlet what will happen?
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How do you test an electric stove?
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If 227v connected to 120v ballast what happens?
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Can you plug 120 volt appliances into 110 volt outlet?
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Can you split a 240V wire to wire a 120V outlet?
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Can you use romex for a ground outlet wall fixture?
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Can a box fan motor catch fire from too much load?
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What causes the compressor of a window air conditioner to run for 90 seconds then shut off then back on after several minutes repeatedly?
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Do air conditioners pollute the air?
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What type of bulb to use in a fixture designed for 240V 40W with only 120V being supplied?
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I have a need to charge up something that is rechargeable from an Asian country and want to know if you can plug a 240V foreign device with European 2-prong plug into a US 240V 3-prong dryer outlet?
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Can you use a 130 volt light bulb in a 120 volt soccket?
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Will running a 60 cycle motor on 50 cycles harm it I am bringing a lathe to Africa on a Mission effort. I am installing a transformer to change 230V to 115V but I am concerned about the frequency.?
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Can you take a 60Hz blow dryer to Europe and use it in a 50Hz outlet?
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What size amp circuit breaker should be used for a hot water tank?
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Why do lightbulbs burn out?
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Can you wire a 15 Amp receptacle or socket outlet for a 15 Amp plug on a 30 Amp circuit And would this not work if you protected the receptical with a GFI plug?
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Why a power surge when appliances turned on?
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What is the standard European household voltage and ampreage?
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Can you use a regular bulb in a heat lamp socket?
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IS there an adapter for a 240V heater that will allow you to plug it into two 110V outlets?
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How do i check a music Instrument cable using a multimeter?
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What type of genarator do you need?
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What is the formula for computing electric consumption cost if we are given the wattage no. of hours of usage and cost per kilowatthour?
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How many watts does a plasma TV use when it is on?
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Why ac unit is blowing hot air inside the house but outside unit blows cold air?
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How likely could an electric oven start a fire if left on?
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If a motor designed for fifty or sixty cycle operation is connected to sixty Hz current the motor will?
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For a device requiring DC 9V 1000mA will a DC adapter output 9V 500mA also work for this device?
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The neighboorhood power went down from 220V to 110V all the power trucks have now left how do you know if you have 220V coming in or not No Multimeter?
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Would 240 volts 60 Hz appliances work on 120 volts 60 Hz?
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What would happened if you wired a 240v ballast and a 120 v ballast into a heavy duty timer?
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Can you run a 220v split phase US electric motor on UK 230V 1 phase power supply?
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Why is alternating current low voltage?
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Importance of polarity marking in transformer?
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Is it safe to plug in a 240 volt battery recharger into a 240 volt UK converter into 220 volt system?
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What does a good conductor have in a series circuit?
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Can a 440 V 3 phase 50 Hz electrical mixer run safely on a 400 V 3 phase 50 Hz supply?
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What is Hz on a lcd tv?
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Where can I find a heater SEER Rating?
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How much watt does a human use each hour?
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How many watts does a stove usually have?
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How to make 220 volts outlet?
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Will European major appliances work in the US?
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Can 110 volts with high wattage convert to 240 volt?
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How do you change voltage from 120 volts to 24 volts?
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What voltage can be harmful to a persons body?
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What is the voltage in Hawaii?
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Is thicker prong on lamp plug hot?
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Can you convert 240 volts to 277 volts?
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Do United States electrical appliances work in Mexico?
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Why does your new bulb burn out soon as you put it in?
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Can you mix bulb wattages in a 5 head floor lamp?
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