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On 9/30/23 9:07 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:23:27 -0400, retired1 <
retired@home.usa> wrote:
>
>> On 9/29/23 11:54 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 9/29/2023 11:34 PM, milli...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I brought home (to the USA) a speciality european 220V waffle iron.
>>>> No motors, just resistance wiring. It`s plug has 3 round prongs. I
>>>> figure I can use it via the 220 outlet for my clothes dryer (4 prong
>>>> outlet). Any suggestions on if there`s a premade adapter out there,
>>>> or best way to make my own?
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Theodore
>>>
>>>
>>> Never saw one with round prongs, just flat blades.
>>>
>>> Cut the plug off and wire it to a four prong male plug using 3 wires.
>>
>> Is it really possible to connect a UK appliance that expects 220 volts
>> across 1 hot black and 1 neutral white wire (plus ground) , to a US
>> outlet where the 220 is really 2 110v hots, (1 black, 1 red), 1 white
>> neutral (plus ground) ??
>>
>> Without using some type of expensive transformer ???
> Most definitely
So exactly how do you connect the TWO 110 volt wires from the US 220
outlet to the ONE 220 volt wire from the European 220 power cord ?
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