Another power query

[dehler25]

When travelling abroad where 220v 50 hz power is normal, is it due to an adapter that drops a leg to adjust or is there another process in play? I obviously haven't had to deal with the issue yet, but thinking ahead.

 

[Bouchsail]

Most marina's in the eastern Caribbean (PR to Grenada) have both voltage hook-ups in the slips. Others will loan you a transformers for stepping down the voltage from 220 to 110.

If you are going to Europe you will want to carry your own 220 to 110 transformer.

 

[bananabender56]

You have to watch synchronous motors as if you normally run 110v 60hz and then step down 220/240 50hz your motor will run slow. We had this with an a/c cooling pump.