[Boatanchors] WTB Step Up Transformer 1:2 Ratio

[Bry Carling]

No air conditioning at your house?

Houses quite often have 240V run into the klitchen and laundry room behind 
the walls even if it is not being used.

On 17 Sep 2012 at 16:10, David C. Hallam wrote:


> I wish I had 240V wired into the kitchen.  We have natural gas so
> there 
> are no 240V outlets in the house at all, gas stove, gas dryer, gas
> furnace, and even gas barbeque grill.  I am looking at a very high
> cost 
> to have 240V brought into my operating desk for my linears.
> 
> David
> KW4DH
> 
> On 9/17/2012 4:03 PM, D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote:
> > And probably cheaper to just have 240 VAC wired into the
> kitchen!
> >
> > AND, the nominal 240-250 VAC customarily provided to our homes
> > might take the 220 VAC appliance to an early death anyway! It
> > already does a bad number on the life span of lamps/bulbs!
> >
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> >
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:32:21 -0400
> > > From: dhallam at knology.net
> > > To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] WTB Step Up Transformer 1:2 Ratio
> > >
> > > Thanks to all who replied for my request for a step up
> transformer for
> > > 110V to 220V used for a kitchen appliance. I have decided the
> project
> > > is not worth the effort considering the bulk of a 1000W
> transformer and
> > > that the appliance would need refurbishing before it could be
> used.
> > >
> > > David
> > > KW4DH
> > >
> > > On 9/17/2012 9:16 AM, David C. Hallam wrote:
> > > > I am looking for a transformer to step up 110v to 220V to run
> a 
> > European
> > > > kitchen appliance rated at 1000W on 110V.
> > > >
> > > > David
> > > > KW4DH
> 
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