Voltage

[Jeff Zanin]

THIS THREAD IS FOR HYPOTHETICAL / DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY, DO NOT OPERATE TOOLS ON A POWER SOURCE OTHER THAN WHAT IS SPECIFIED


I have the North American CT-22, TS-75, etc. which I operate on 120VAC 60HZ single phase power.

Australia, Europe (including Austria) and other parts of the world where Festools are sold use other AC voltages and frequencies, in many cases 220V or 230V 50HZ.

For a given power output a higher voltage requires less current.

Could the tools I am using could be operated at 240VAC, perhaps using a pigtail to adapt from the NEMA 5-15R to a NEMA 6-15P?

If so would there be any practical advantage to operating them at the higher voltage?

 

[ajones]

short answer NO

 

[Holmz]

THIS THREAD IS FOR HYPOTHETICAL / DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY, DO NOT OPERATE TOOLS ON A POWER SOURCE OTHER THAN WHAT IS SPECIFIED


I have the North American CT-22, TS-75, etc. which I operate on 120VAC 60HZ single phase power.

Australia, Europe (including Austria) and other parts of the world where Festools are sold use other AC voltages and frequencies, in many cases 220V or 230V 50HZ.

For a given power output a higher voltage requires less current.

Could the tools I am using could be operated at 240VAC, perhaps using a pigtail to adapt from the NEMA 5-15R to a NEMA 6-15P?

If so would there be any practical advantage to operating them at the higher voltage?

Yes if they are 230v tools - however you do not want to plug in a 115v tool to 230v.
In theory the smoke would escape the tool.

 

[wptski]

THIS THREAD IS FOR HYPOTHETICAL / DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY, DO NOT OPERATE TOOLS ON A POWER SOURCE OTHER THAN WHAT IS SPECIFIED


I have the North American CT-22, TS-75, etc. which I operate on 120VAC 60HZ single phase power.

Australia, Europe (including Austria) and other parts of the world where Festools are sold use other AC voltages and frequencies, in many cases 220V or 230V 50HZ.

For a given power output a higher voltage requires less current.

Could the tools I am using could be operated at 240VAC, perhaps using a pigtail to adapt from the NEMA 5-15R to a NEMA 6-15P?

If so would there be any practical advantage to operating them at the higher voltage?

It's all about watts though!  Power(Watts) = Volts x Amps

 

[Jeff Zanin]

Yes if they are 230v tools - however you do not want to plug in a 115v tool to 230v.
In theory the smoke would escape the tool.

We do not want the smoke to escape.  [scared]

What I was thinking was that the tool(s) are in fact capable of and perhaps even designed for 220V/230V and they are actually operating below their design voltage when sold in markets that specify 120V.

Once again this is a hypothetical discussion.

 

[Holmz]

Many (

 

[Bohdan]

A 110v motor will have roughly half the number of turns of a twice as thick wire compared to a 230v motor.

Each voltage motor is specifically designed for that voltage and should not be used at any higher voltage.

A 230v motor plugged into 110v will simply not have the same power but shouldn't release any smoke.

 

[MT Carpentry And Joinery]

Bloke on my site put his 110v rewired it to a 240v site plug and bang blew his Bosch gas25 up and his ts55 stalled and wouldn't move

 

[jmbfestool]

I had a company 9inch grinder and had a buffer pad which fitted but the RPM on the grinder was to high so I had a bright idea.  The grinder was a 240v so I thought if I make it 110v it will half the RPM.  So I stuck a 110v stocket on it and plugged it in 110v tranny.

I dont kno if it halfed the speed but it did spin alot slower however the torque/power reduced alot so much so with out applying alot of pressure the tool would slow right down. 

So pretty pointless

 

[Holmz]

Bright spark

 

[Birdhunter]

Let your local fire department know before you test your theory.

 

[mouppe]

Many years ago, my wife and I travelled to London with our newborn son and a breast pump made for use in North America on 110v.

I can assure you it is not possible to simply plug it in to an adapter and use it on 230v.

It is also not easy finding an electrical store that is open late on Friday night in central London.

 

[Holmz]

[member=7882]RL[/member] sounds like it went TU.

 

[Cheese]

[member=7882]RL[/member] sounds like it went TU.

So funny yet so subtle...in a rather errrrr nurturing kind of way...

 

[Holmz]

Aye...
And [member=44099]Cheese[/member] jokes are like matured milk jokes...

 

[Cheese]

Aye...

Cute...matured milk jokes...

I think your humour escapes many on this board (just looking at the reactions to your posts), and in reality it usually escapes me also...but then I decide to concentrate and figure out what you're really saying and then I finally get it. Just that Brit/Aus humuor subtlety that needs to be embraced more fully by your American brothers & sisters.

 

[Holmz]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] - And I have relatives in Duluth.

The voltage issue is very real for me as I have 230v and 110v.
It is not humorous when the smoke comes out, so one either needs to know what to do, or seek guidance.

I have first hand knowledge of the drama with a lactating wife and squealing child, so when the smoke came out of the pump I can imagine the panic.
So the TU was also a double entendre. I bet it was a rough start to that vacation...

 

[ajones]

[member=7882]RL[/member] sounds like it went TU.

Voltage? shouldn't that be Ohms

 

[VW mick]

Hey guys I think we 'Nip' this in the bud