Which would do LESS damage...plugging a 110-V appliance into a 220-V circuit or plugging a 220-V appliance into a 110-V circuit?
2006-09-26 13:46:24 · 7 answers · asked by MegN 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It depends on the appliance design. Ideally, plugging a 110V appliance into a 220V circuit would just blow a fuse. Otherwise, damage is likely.
For a 220V appliance into a 110V circuit:
An incandescent bulb will glow dimly and last longer.
A motor would likely overheat.
A properly designed electronic device simply wouldn't operate.
A fluorescent lamp would probably wear out rapidly, trying to start.
Many modern electronic devices will operate on either voltage, without even changing a switch.
Of appliances in use today, if you randomly selected a thousand of each, more would be damaged by the higher voltage, and the damage would happen more quickly.
2006-09-26 20:07:12 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
220 appliance into a 110 outlet might cause some damage, but not nearly as much as a 110 appliance in a 220 circuit.
2006-09-26 13:55:21 · answer #2 · answered by spongeworthy_us 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 220 V appliance plugged into a 110 volt circuit......
I have seen TV power supplies with blown capacitors when they were plugged into 220, along with various appliances.
The 110 would not faze a 220 appliance, and that appliance would not operate correctly either.
2006-09-26 13:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by reggieman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
110 into 220
2006-09-26 14:03:48 · answer #4 · answered by hightechredneck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unless you alter the plugs, you can't do either.
plugging a 220V appliance into 110 shouldn't damage it, it just won't function.
plugging a 110V appliance into a 220V circuit may blow it up immediately, if it does run, it will probably overheat and die in short order.
2006-09-26 13:56:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
220 into 110
nothing happen, since there is not enough power for the appliance to function
110 into 220
it runs fine, but i will overheat and burn, since there is a higher current running through it.
2006-09-26 15:50:38 · answer #6 · answered by Henry T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reggieman wasn't paying attention to what he was writing. It looks like he knows that 220V into an appliance made for 110 is the worse combination.
That trick is why I now have a beard - I blew out my shaver in Germany.
2006-09-26 15:47:53 · answer #7 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋