Power converters

PoNd JuMpEr



Joined: 16/11/2007
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
04/10/2008 18:18

Does anyone know if you can buy power converters on the island. As we are moving from Canada to Cyprus. Most of our goods run on 110 volts.

irishvixen


Joined: 25/05/2007
Posts: 63

Message Posted:
04/10/2008 18:47

Cyprus, like the U.K. runs on 240 volts 50 hertz mains supply, North America runs 120 volts 60 hertz. you may purchase a yellow 110 volt transformer for some small items, but some equipment with electronics and motors may not work correctly because the frequency is different (50/60Hertz). All electrical equipment should have a manufacturers tag or name plate on it stating the serial number, voltage, frequency, wattage or va and current consumption. Check this 'name plate' and see if your equipment is suitable to run on 50 hertz. Maybe ELKO might like to add some comments?



Alan.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
04/10/2008 18:50

My brand of voltage regulators up to 3 KVA have 220 and 110 volts output. However at 110 volts they are rated at half the rating i.e. a 3 KVA regulator is rated as 1.5 KVA at 110 volts. Please send me an e.mail if you need greater details.

ismet

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
04/10/2008 18:58

Alan,

You beat me to it. I wrote the post above unaware of your post.

Electronic equipment is not affected by the frequency because they really run on DC. The normal supply is converted into DC, hence no problem. The trouble comes with motors on their own and I don't expect anyone to bring in such an equipment i.e. a car wash motor or whatever. Small motora found in most equipment lke tape recorders or disc recorders run on DC anyway.

ismet

irishvixen


Joined: 25/05/2007
Posts: 63

Message Posted:
04/10/2008 19:06

Thanks Ismet, just wondering if you remember the equasion for inductive reactance? LOL.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
04/10/2008 19:30

Alan,

Normally I try to understand the basics and not much interested in formulae, surely Reactance X is proportional to frequency f, number of turns N and diameter d. When I look at a formula I can tell if there is anything wrong with it but I would not remember it by heart, not even when I was young 50 years ago

ismet

PoNd JuMpEr



Joined: 16/11/2007
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
04/10/2008 19:32

Thanks Ismet i will email you. Pond