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I was wondering if any harm can come from plugging a 220 volt appliance into 110 volt outlet. The description of specified tool as follows- Makita GD0600, 220V-230 V, 1.8A, 50-60 Hz, 400W, n25000 min.
Is any harm/ safety factor while connecting a 220V tool in 110V outlet?
Is possible to specify any legislation/ standard to say the answer NO?
If so please mention, then i can highlight it to management.
Thanking you
Anish R K
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As far as I am aware the plugs are different making it impossible to connect into the 110 volt socket.
I think competence is an issue here.
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Yeha,
Both 220v and 110V sockets are different and difficult to connect into the female socket vice versa.
But question was- " any harm can come from plugging a 220 volt appliance into 110 volt outlet".
As per some references its only effect (reduce) the performance of the connected appliances. Any hazard to user or appliances?
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110 volt equipment are intended for 110 voltage outlets as simply as that, 220-230 voltage tools should be connected to 110 voltage step down transformer.
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I admiring that point.
Still no clarification.
IF a 220V appliance connect to 110V outlet with alternation in socket, will result any risk?
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Hello
if you are asking about the power tools from makita brand then definitely it should not be work proper power it will work but slow and also female sockets are different and if you manage also those to fix new cables with male and female socket as well then also the answer should be it will not work properly.
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Other than the speed or performance, is any chance of overheating, fire etc?
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I think your insurance company would make have something to say about this, probably your insurance would be invalid.
You have a duty of care for your employees, use equipment that is fit for purpose, yo use the lowest voltage.
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The tool is made as per specification, therefore using it outside specification is generally not permissible if you read the fine print of the manufacturers information etc. and it may render other aspects such as insurance etc invalid if this is allowed knowingly.
Other parameters remaining constant, using lower voltage means it may damage the armature insulation due to potential overheating etc.
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In trying to answer the OP question, here is my input.
The two connections cannot be physically connected together; however, if they have been re-wired and are connected then I do not see any issues apart from the tool running slowly (notwithstanding armature overheating).
Now here lies the safety issue. If the tool runs slowly it will not operate at it optimum speed, and users will tend to apply more pressure because the tool appears not to be operating properly. Applying greater pressure can lead accidents for example the tool breaking. My view of this is based on - when abrasive wheels wear down and the peripheral speed reduces this lead to operators applying greater force to the wheel, with undesired affects.
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Safety Man 1 wrote:I think your insurance company would make have something to say about this, probably your insurance would be invalid.
You have a duty of care for your employees, use equipment that is fit for purpose, yo use the lowest voltage.
I'm not sure your insurance would be invalid - why would this be the case?
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The device noted is a high speed rotary power tool, used for grinding etc. No internal electronic speed/torque-control. If intended for 230V, when stupidly re-plugged to attach to a 110V source it will draw about a quarter the current intended and rotate very slowly. When any load is put on it, it will stall. In the stalled state it may overheat. It is unlikely to catch fire. The person deliberately altering the device to attach it to an unmatched power source should be referred to a mental health practitioner.
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Why would you want to go to the trouble of "making" it fit. That much effort could be better spent not doing it in the first place and getting the correct tool for the task and situation.
I'm no electrical engineer but i'm pretty sure they are different for a reason.
I think firesafety has it spot on and competence has to be questioned.
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