Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Running a 120V 60hz appliance at 120V 50hz
Message-ID: <1991May1.152628.13718@zoo.toronto.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 May 1991 15:26:28 GMT
References: <15471@life.ai.mit.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology

In article <15471@life.ai.mit.edu> bw@gnu.ai.mit.edu (nobody:*:-2:60001:I. N. Cognito:/:) writes:
>happen if you ran an appliance labelled 120 V/60 hz  at 120 V/50hz?
>I imagine a motor-driven device, like a manual clock would slow
>down.  What would be the likely result on something like a tv
>set or a VCR?  

Various things, including possibly overheating of the power transformer.
It's not a good idea.
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