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Article #16858Re: 110V -> 220/240Vconversion for appliances
From: Robert F. Casey
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:23
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:23
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In article <ERIC.93Jan22165058@kilo.mks.com> eric@kilo.mks.com (Eric Gisin) writes: >You can install 15A, 230-240V receptacles and meet the Canadian electric code. >You can run a circuit to the distribution panel, >or (not to code) connect to the split 120-120V >receptacles that all recently wired kitchen counters have. > >However, if you plug in any non-CSA approved appliances into any outlet, >and they cause a fire, your insurance will not pay any claims. Are they really that strict? I would have thought that the European approvals might be seen as reasonably equivalent by the insurance company. But they might have a problem if you did a sloppy job of connecting the power to the European equipment.
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Newsgroups: sci.electronics Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!decwrl!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!att!allegra!rfc From: rfc@allegra.att.com (Robert F. Casey) Subject: Re: 110V -> 220/240Vconversion for appliances Message-ID: <1993Jan27.002318.11246@allegra.att.com> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ References: <7263@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> <ERIC.93Jan22165058@kilo.mks.com> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:23:18 GMT Lines: 13