[Boatanchors] WTB Step Up Transformer 1:2 Ratio

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Here, I just had the electrician company parallel the 
240 circuit for the dryer breaker off to the ham shack!
 
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* k2gkk at hotmail.com * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF & FAA (Ret.) * 
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> From: bcarling at cfl.rr.com
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:20:32 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] WTB Step Up Transformer 1:2 Ratio
> 
> 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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> > > * 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
> > > * (Since 30 Nov 53) *
> > > * Oklahoma City, OK *
> > > * USAF & FAA (Ret.) *
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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