Timeline for Is it ok to connect 60Hz inverter to 50Hz transformer?
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| Oct 26, 2021 at 23:06 | vote | accept | lei lei | ||
| Oct 26, 2021 at 17:55 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | @Kubahasn'tforgottenMonica That's really close to the edge. Microwave oven transformers are notorious for that sort of thing. | |
| Oct 26, 2021 at 17:46 | comment | added | Kuba hasn't forgotten Monica | @supercat Seconded: I have a transformer with ~3A idle current at 60Hz, but ~12A idle current at 50Hz. Both in high-line conditions, but the device is supposed to cope with +/-10% mains range (in fact, anything anyone designs should cope with that at minimum of course). | |
| Oct 26, 2021 at 16:59 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | @supercat Okay, edited. | |
| Oct 26, 2021 at 16:59 | history | edited | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 26, 2021 at 16:56 | comment | added | supercat | I'd suggest stronger language than "could overheat", since a reader might expect that power dissipation would be proportional to voltage or maybe the square of voltage. Perhaps "could go into saturation, generating orders of magnitude more heat than normal". | |
| Oct 26, 2021 at 8:01 | history | answered | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | CC BY-SA 4.0 |