Inverter, best "deal" i've found
Clicky $35 rounded up. 1500 continuous, 3k peak. 50 hz -/+ 3 so limited use in the US. At least it's cheap though.
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westend wrote:
That inverter will toast most electric motors. 60hz is the convention in the USA and Canada.
Are you basing this assertion on experience or hearsay?
I've traveled and lived overseas a bit in areas where the current was 50Hz, and used not a few North American appliances and such on 50Hz current, and I can't think of a single one that was harmed by the frequency. Timing motors will run at the wrong speed, and vibrating motors such as are used in hair clippers or some shavers will have trouble (vibrate too far, making nasty noises and such), but generally the things I saw just worked without difficulty.
