Timeline for Building an appliance with two plugs to get double the voltage?
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| Jun 16, 2016 at 18:52 | history | edited | JYelton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 13, 2016 at 18:39 | comment | added | DerManu | A transformer qualifies as creative wiring, in my opinion :) | |
| Jun 12, 2016 at 19:09 | comment | added | Random832 | Just to note: the proper way to use both phases would be to plug in the appliance to the socket that is used for your oven or dryer, which already has both phases. But unless your new European appliance is also an oven or dryer, you've got to figure out what to do about that. | |
| Jun 12, 2016 at 17:34 | comment | added | Transistor | @EricLippert: A voltage multiplier requires components other than wires. You can not double a voltage source by creative wiring such as series wiring of two plugs on the one supply which is what the OP is trying to clarify. | |
| Jun 12, 2016 at 17:15 | comment | added | John Dvorak | @EricLippert It's an interesting idea to classify a transistor as creative wiring... ;-) | |
| Jun 12, 2016 at 15:39 | comment | added | Eric Lippert | You can get double the voltage from a voltage source by creative wiring; such a device is called a "voltage multiplier" or "voltage doubler". | |
| Jun 12, 2016 at 12:47 | history | edited | RedGrittyBrick | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 12, 2016 at 12:41 | history | edited | RedGrittyBrick | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 12, 2016 at 12:35 | history | edited | RedGrittyBrick | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 12, 2016 at 12:30 | history | answered | RedGrittyBrick | CC BY-SA 3.0 |