240 volt socket
Jul 28th 2005, 10:55 pm
#31
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Re: 240 volt socket
just get a voltage converter -we did and it worked fine!
Not that i sew personally.....not that there would be anything wrong if i did...
and whats with the washer dryer thing, some kind of chauvanistic plan to keep your wife in the kitchen with the white goods?
Not that i sew personally.....not that there would be anything wrong if i did...
and whats with the washer dryer thing, some kind of chauvanistic plan to keep your wife in the kitchen with the white goods?
Jul 28th 2005, 11:01 pm
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by Big D
just get a voltage converter -we did and it worked fine!
Not that i sew personally.....not that there would be anything wrong if i did...
Not that i sew personally.....not that there would be anything wrong if i did...
I believe you ... that you don't unite or fasten by stitches 
Last edited by Franklin; Jul 28th 2005 at 11:16 pm. Reason: Inter alia, changed post!
Jul 28th 2005, 11:08 pm
#33
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by Tinyburst
Has any one fitted a UK 3 pin 240 volt electrical socket in their US home? I am thinking of tapping into the cookers or dryers power supply and fitting a UK type socket so that my wife can use her sewing machine. Anyone got any experience or suggestions?
Cheers
Tiny
Cheers
Tiny
laughed my tits off at this post!
The U.S runs on different volts and hertz here, save yourself the bother and buy the ball and chain a new sewing machine from best buy.
Jul 29th 2005, 12:04 am
#34
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by Yosser
laughed my tits off at this post!
The U.S runs on different volts and hertz here, save yourself the bother and buy the ball and chain a new sewing machine from best buy.
although to be fair some machines cost an arm and a leg - my mother in law's cost $3000.....
Jul 29th 2005, 1:26 am
#35
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by Yosser
laughed my tits off at this post!
The U.S runs on different volts and hertz here, save yourself the bother and buy the ball and chain a new sewing machine from best buy.
1) The US DOES indeed run off different volts than the UK - in the US they are yellow, in Europe they are purple - won't work at all.
2) Connecting ANYTHING other than a bone-fide made-in-china good ol' US of A plug to a 110V outlet (make sure it's a cheap as shit, non-switched, exposed wire when you take the cover off by 1mm - mind) will, indeed, cause a nuclear explosion.
3) Connecting a cell phone charger up to a 30 Amp circuit will, of course, draw the full 30A thus causing the aforesaid nuclear explosion.
4) All sewing machines in the USA (along with, well, basically anything electrical) cost, well, so close to bugger all you may as well simply throw the lot away and buy new stuff (after all we all earn SO much more here, why not?).
5) Anyone who connects anything to their home electrical circuit is, by definition, a code-avoiding moron who deserves the full weight of the FBI, CIA and insurance companies to be brought to bear.
Now I must go rescue my son from using the 240V black and decker in the garage. The bomb goes critical any minute.
Sensible question...one or two sensible answers...many misleading, sensational or simply wrong answers - about par for the course...
Jul 29th 2005, 1:30 am
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by AndySmithers
Yes, of course, you are all right, you are all experts after all...
1) The US DOES indeed run off different volts than the UK - in the US they are yellow, in Europe they are purple - won't work at all.
2) Connecting ANYTHING other than a bone-fide made-in-china good ol' US of A plug to a 110V outlet (make sure it's a cheap as shit, non-switched, exposed wire when you take the cover off by 1mm - mind) will, indeed, cause a nuclear explosion.
3) Connecting a cell phone charger up to a 30 Amp circuit will, of course, draw the full 30A thus causing the aforesaid nuclear explosion.
4) All sewing machines in the USA (along with, well, basically anything electrical) cost, well, so close to bugger all you may as well simply throw the lot away and buy new stuff (after all we all earn SO much more here, why not?).
5) Anyone who connects anything to their home electrical circuit is, by definition, a code-avoiding moron who deserves the full weight of the FBI, CIA and insurance companies to be brought to bear.
Now I must go rescue my son from using the 240V black and decker in the garage. The bomb goes critical any minute.
Sensible question...one or two sensible answers...many misleading, sensational or simply wrong answers - about par for the course...
1) The US DOES indeed run off different volts than the UK - in the US they are yellow, in Europe they are purple - won't work at all.
2) Connecting ANYTHING other than a bone-fide made-in-china good ol' US of A plug to a 110V outlet (make sure it's a cheap as shit, non-switched, exposed wire when you take the cover off by 1mm - mind) will, indeed, cause a nuclear explosion.
3) Connecting a cell phone charger up to a 30 Amp circuit will, of course, draw the full 30A thus causing the aforesaid nuclear explosion.
4) All sewing machines in the USA (along with, well, basically anything electrical) cost, well, so close to bugger all you may as well simply throw the lot away and buy new stuff (after all we all earn SO much more here, why not?).
5) Anyone who connects anything to their home electrical circuit is, by definition, a code-avoiding moron who deserves the full weight of the FBI, CIA and insurance companies to be brought to bear.
Now I must go rescue my son from using the 240V black and decker in the garage. The bomb goes critical any minute.
Sensible question...one or two sensible answers...many misleading, sensational or simply wrong answers - about par for the course...
Jul 29th 2005, 1:33 am
#37
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by AndySmithers
Yes, of course, you are all right, you are all experts after all...
1) The US DOES indeed run off different volts than the UK - in the US they are yellow, in Europe they are purple - won't work at all.
2) Connecting ANYTHING other than a bone-fide made-in-china good ol' US of A plug to a 110V outlet (make sure it's a cheap as shit, non-switched, exposed wire when you take the cover off by 1mm - mind) will, indeed, cause a nuclear explosion.
3) Connecting a cell phone charger up to a 30 Amp circuit will, of course, draw the full 30A thus causing the aforesaid nuclear explosion.
4) All sewing machines in the USA (along with, well, basically anything electrical) cost, well, so close to bugger all you may as well simply throw the lot away and buy new stuff (after all we all earn SO much more here, why not?).
5) Anyone who connects anything to their home electrical circuit is, by definition, a code-avoiding moron who deserves the full weight of the FBI, CIA and insurance companies to be brought to bear.
Now I must go rescue my son from using the 240V black and decker in the garage. The bomb goes critical any minute.
Sensible question...one or two sensible answers...many misleading, sensational or simply wrong answers - about par for the course...
1) The US DOES indeed run off different volts than the UK - in the US they are yellow, in Europe they are purple - won't work at all.
2) Connecting ANYTHING other than a bone-fide made-in-china good ol' US of A plug to a 110V outlet (make sure it's a cheap as shit, non-switched, exposed wire when you take the cover off by 1mm - mind) will, indeed, cause a nuclear explosion.
3) Connecting a cell phone charger up to a 30 Amp circuit will, of course, draw the full 30A thus causing the aforesaid nuclear explosion.
4) All sewing machines in the USA (along with, well, basically anything electrical) cost, well, so close to bugger all you may as well simply throw the lot away and buy new stuff (after all we all earn SO much more here, why not?).
5) Anyone who connects anything to their home electrical circuit is, by definition, a code-avoiding moron who deserves the full weight of the FBI, CIA and insurance companies to be brought to bear.
Now I must go rescue my son from using the 240V black and decker in the garage. The bomb goes critical any minute.
Sensible question...one or two sensible answers...many misleading, sensational or simply wrong answers - about par for the course...
Jul 29th 2005, 1:37 am
#38
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
Someone's got their knickers in a twist!
Not that I wear knickers anyway......
Jul 29th 2005, 1:46 am
#39
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
Someone's got their knickers in a twist!
Jul 29th 2005, 5:29 am
#40
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Re: 240 volt socket
I'm gonna start driving on the left again. Should work - same 24-hour average flux either side of the centre line. Peak cycles are about eight hours off, but hey, no biggie.
Jul 29th 2005, 9:07 am
#41
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Re: 240 volt socket
Thank you for all the replies. I am pleased that I have made a couple of you smile. 
I am a little concerned about one posters boobs falling off (female very bad, male probably a good thing as long as the beer gut falls off at the same time).
I feel that it will be useful to have the option to bring our UK electrical stuff rather than buying new or having transformers.
I will of course wear rubber soled shoes and close my eyes whilst cutting into the US wiring. I may even turn the power off at the mains. Hopefully I will be able to report the success or otherwise to the group at a later date.
Cheers
Tiny
I am a little concerned about one posters boobs falling off (female very bad, male probably a good thing as long as the beer gut falls off at the same time).I feel that it will be useful to have the option to bring our UK electrical stuff rather than buying new or having transformers.
I will of course wear rubber soled shoes and close my eyes whilst cutting into the US wiring. I may even turn the power off at the mains. Hopefully I will be able to report the success or otherwise to the group at a later date.
Cheers
Tiny
Jul 29th 2005, 11:22 am
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Re: 240 volt socket
My husband was not going to leave his hi fi system in the UK at any cost so when we built the house we got the electrician to put a 240 in the living room. He gave us an odd look but did it. I am not sure how they changed the original UK plug but it now has the standard US three pin and has worked well for the past ten years.
Jul 29th 2005, 12:05 pm
#43
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by AndySmithers
Sorry to go against the general replies here...
But, if you are let's say "electrically minded" this will work fine.
I have 240V sockets in both my garage (drills, routers, etc.) and my kitchen (coffe makers, electric knives, mixers etc).
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But, if you are let's say "electrically minded" this will work fine.
I have 240V sockets in both my garage (drills, routers, etc.) and my kitchen (coffe makers, electric knives, mixers etc).
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Jul 29th 2005, 12:36 pm
#44
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by Tinyburst
Has any one fitted a UK 3 pin 240 volt electrical socket in their US home? I am thinking of tapping into the cookers or dryers power supply and fitting a UK type socket so that my wife can use her sewing machine. Anyone got any experience or suggestions?
Cheers
Tiny
Cheers
Tiny
I had a beautiful sewing machine which I bought while living in Germany,did everything but make a cup of coffee!,was going to sell it before moving over here but I got sick and hubby had to do the packing and fetched it over,I was desperate to use it but it just wouldn't work...I called a electrician to see if I could just get a new motor put in it but he said it wouldn't have made any difference,something to do with the power and the voltage,not to mention the cost!....so I had to give up and buy another one,real nice, but can't touch my German one!!!,I still miss it like mad!....all the electrical things over here are SO feeble compared to Europe,even hubby's electric razor sounds pathetic!....good luck...Sophia (Illinois)
Jul 29th 2005, 1:35 pm
#45
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Re: 240 volt socket
Originally Posted by Sophia_S
I had a beautiful sewing machine which I bought while living in Germany,did everything but make a cup of coffee!,was going to sell it before moving over here but I got sick and hubby had to do the packing and fetched it over,I was desperate to use it but it just wouldn't work...I called a electrician to see if I could just get a new motor put in it but he said it wouldn't have made any difference,something to do with the power and the voltage,not to mention the cost!....so I had to give up and buy another one,real nice, but can't touch my German one!!!,I still miss it like mad!....all the electrical things over here are SO feeble compared to Europe,even hubby's electric razor sounds pathetic!....good luck...Sophia (Illinois)