2007-01-02 11:00:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Buy yourself a Stepdown transformer. Step down from 240 volts to 120 voltsLook for a bigger wattage if you are going to be using all of the tools at the same time. I would say about 2,000 watts. This is not converting but using a converter.
2007-01-02 11:08:56 · answer #1 · answered by saran_d 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some tools, like Cabinet style Table saws run on 220-40 50-60 HZ, if that is the case, all you need to do is go to the hardware store in the UK and pick up a new plug that will fit in to any outlet. If the tool can't handle the power, or be converted (120/240) then you would need to buy a transformer to step down the voltage.
2007-01-02 12:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by nathanael_beal 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't convert the tools, you check the rating plate for the highest loaded tool that you have, and get a site transformer of that rating which will drop the uk 240 volt supply to 110volts. You will have to change the US plugs to 16 amp ,3 pin 110 volt plugs to fit the transformer outlets. The transformer MUST be of the yellow cased fully isolating type. You dont say what type of tools you have, but I expect you will need at least a 2Kva transformer
2007-01-02 22:10:30 · answer #3 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont convert the tool, convert the power with a transformer.
You will need a step down transformer, Which means that 240 v/ac travels through 2 times as many coils as your end result coil in your transformer which is 120 v/ac.
Example 240 into transformer
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120 to tool
Also remember that UK power is 50 Hz instead of 60 Hz, which means you will probably burn it up anyways
2007-01-03 02:55:26 · answer #4 · answered by Sam H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need an industrial tool transformer for 110 volt output. They are used on most UK building sites and are rated at 0.5kVA, 1kVA, or 1.5kVA. They are usually big & heavy yellow boxes. But be aware that your US tools are built to run on 60Hz power and in the UK its 50Hz, so your tools will run slower. By the time you have bought a transformer and the plugs you may as well buy the proper equipment.
2007-01-02 23:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by David W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All UK [on Site ] Power Tools are 110 volt rated [The safety Spec.] for sites where the liability of damage to cables and equipment is a greater Liability. So Basically all you Require are 240/110 volt Portable transformers & 110v Extension cables sufficiently rated for the size of the equipment You Intend to Use.
You Lucky Chap !
2007-01-02 11:35:21 · answer #6 · answered by geoff a 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I assume your power tools are designed to run on 110V AC. To run them off the UK 230V AC mains, you need a step-down transformer. These are readlly available - for example, from Machine Mart, who have branches all over. They have models which will handle anything from 750VA (roughly equivalent to 750 watts) at about £50, to 6300Va (roughly 6300 watts) at about £230. So, check the wattage of your highest rated power tool, add a safety margin (say 50%), and get the appropriate size.
2007-01-03 02:20:04 · answer #7 · answered by andrew f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sell them here in the US, go to a bank that will convert the money gained from that and buy new tools with the currency when you get to the other place. Well, you asked.
2007-01-02 13:02:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get a transformer like tourist use, but that might not work either. You have to check each of your tools for 50Hz or 60 HZ, some will run on 50/60. UK current is 50Hz and if you use a 60Hz electric motor on 50 Hz, it will run slower and may burn your motor up.
2007-01-02 11:43:21 · answer #9 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2017-01-27 12:17:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋