Questions tagged [appliances]
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EU appliance use on US circuit - grounding concerns
I've been reading through old posts about people wanting to use European kettles and other appliances on a 240v US circuit. Forget the 50hz/60hz frequency difference for resistive loads and universal ...
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In an induction cooktop, what happens to the coils resistance when there is no pot? Does it vary between pots? How does the appliance respond?
An induction cooktop (or an induction rice cooker) uses a copper coil with a high-frequency alternating current going though. The magnetic flux heats any iron-alloy pot placed above.
But what ...
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Is there a way to identify which wire is L and which is N on an appliance (the electrical device itself, not the wall socket)?
I have a specific question but I thought it could also be made more generic. I have this device, a Fakir HQ1200 heater:
I am an idiot and disconnected the wires before taking a picture/marking them, ...
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Class III appliance with metal chassis connection
I am designing a SELV/Class III appliance (lab/industry type, IEC 61010), supplied via two-pin isolated DC power. For mechanical reasons, the chassis has to be metallic. As a result, there are going ...
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Convert a blender into a dimmer lamp
I was sitting around and suddenly wanted to convert my old blender into a lamp. The control panel would act as a dimmer switch. (And maybe the pulse button would be a big hit at raves.)
Can I just ...
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Maytag MDB9100 connector to circuit board
I'm replacing the circuit board on my Maytag MDB9100 dishwasher. I'm having trouble connecting the white and black connectors on the bottom edge of the new circuit board. Everything else has been fine....
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How to determine whether a transformer is dead
My range hood broke, so I took it apart. I confirmed that 125V is arriving at the control board, which is connected to a fuse which is good, which is connected to a transformer. My voltmeter (AC mode) ...
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Calculating wattage of electrical appliances
I need some help from you. I don't know how to calculate wattage of my refrigerator. It has a warmer part and cooler part. Below is its configuration.
Also, if you guys don't mind, please roughly ...
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Kitchen Appliance Replacement resistor
I am trying to fix an old Kenwood Chef kitchen mixer that's motor is only working very intermittently. I opened up the unit and found that one of the power resistors are cracked - that is likely ...
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What is the most efficient way to increase the frequency of a waveform?
More specifically, I have an electric induction kettle. From what I understand, it heats the water by sending a high frequency (voltage?) signal around ~24kHz. This high frequency signal causes a ...
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Replacing a blender circuit breaker
I'm replacing a blender's circuit breaker.
750W -Blender
Current breaker is rated at 2.8A ~230V
So the maximum power output is 640W
But the blender itself is rated at 750W.
So the lower rated ...
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Single-phase motor and speed control with used parts
Asking for a friend who is intending on setting up a one-off, custom-built appliance for a farm. He needs a motor and control scheme for "rotary impact cleaning". It should be:
Low-cost (insofar as ...
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LED upgrade for cooker hood (12 V AC to 240 V AC or 12 V DC)
I've got a cooker hood with some problematic 2x 12 V 20 W G4 bulb downlights. I want to replace them with LEDs. Unfortunately the units are physically too small to accommodate suitable LED G4s.
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