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Some wound components (e.g. chokes and transformers) might not work correctly at 50Hz.Speaking hypothetically if I was able to buy battery operated tools from the Us of A and not pay import duty or postage would the charger still work?
have a look at the back of your charger i bet it states 110-250 ish and 50-60hertzThe 10 volts bit is no issue, most of our kit is designed to work at 220 volts which is what power outlets operate at in the states, it is 110 for lighting by the way, they have 2 phases in homes there, and power is wired in 2 phase which is 220 volts, the 60 hz bit will be more of a problem, the kit will not last as long as it will be under different fluctuations regarding AC current and the cycles we build kit here to run on, it should work but will not last as long IMO.
What charger is that then :biggrin: I don't doubt the kit will work, just saying at 50 hz kit designed for 60 will not work as efficiently as 60 hz, thats all I'm saying, TVs which are designed for 50 hz can get pictures not as clear on 60 hz from memory.have a look at the back of your charger i bet it states 110-250 ish and 50-60hertz
i know guys that lopped the plug off there charger and fitted a commando and it has worked for years
makita 18v li-ion battery chargerWhat charger is that then :biggrin: I don't doubt the kit will work, just saying at 50 hz kit designed for 60 will not work as efficiently as 60 hz, thats all I'm saying
I will have a look sometime, as I said before, I am not suggesting it will not work, I know I am right though regarding efficiency :biggrin:makita 18v li-ion battery charger
have a look at the back of your charger i bet it states 110-250 ish and 50-60hertz
i know guys that lopped the plug off there charger and fitted a commando and it has worked for years
That is the word I was trying to think of regarding TVs, I know some TVs a few years back had to have rectifiers fitted if the frequency wasn't to our spec, today they well may be different, I expect if the Makita kit is 50-60 then possibly the USA kit may be as well so the OP should be okay.Aye, you're right there laddie.
Just checked my Makita charger, 220-240V 50-60Hz.
It's just a glorified rectifier really.
shipping isnt that expensive from usa, i bought some stuff and with £30 shipping it was still a hell of a lot cheaperBuilder I've been working with brought over all his power tools from the states when he came here, all work fine, think he uses his core drill on 110v but all the chargers work for the rest of it work as normal. The gear is alot cheaper but if you are buying over the interweb the postage probably won't make it viable.
The 10 volts bit is no issue, most of our kit is designed to work at 220 volts which is what power outlets operate at in the states, it is 110 for lighting by the way, they have 2 phases in homes there, and power is wired in 2 phase which is 220 volts, the 60 hz bit will be more of a problem, the kit will not last as long as it will be under different fluctuations regarding AC current and the cycles we build kit here to run on, it should work but will not last as long IMO.
You are quite correct, it is 120 volts and 240 volts not 110 and 220 which is what I said, apologies and thanks.Domestic is usually 120-0-120 and 60Hz.
Chargers are, for the most part, SMPS based and can accept a wide range of input voltages. Typically they are rated for 100V to 240V input.
That said, the last battery electric drill was rated for only 230/240V. No 100V option.
Thanks for the replies folks. I was toying with the idea about buying one of the Makita kits, 9 or 10 tools. I suppose I could just buy a UK charger, but from what some of you are saying it would work anyway. I would just cut the plug off and put on a 110 volt one.
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