Next message: Dwight Yachuk: "RE: lv-ab: European electric"
OK
I have never done it, but if you are going to sell the boat in Europe,
doesn't that change everthing? Unless you sell it to someone who is going to
bring it to the Carib. etc, aren't they going to want a regular 220V boat,
instead of a 110V (yeah 117V) boat?
At least your wiring is oversize because of the 110V, but if your boat is
going to be inspected and reqired to conform to European standards,
(insurane) the even the wiring is wrong (color)
If I lived in Europe and was going to sail in Europe, I would not buy a boat
with 110V appliances running on a stepdown transformer. Where would I get
anything repaired or replaced?
Peter
>From: "Lee Haefele" <>
>Reply-To: "Lee Haefele" <>
>To: "Live-Aboard at Crux dot Astro. Utoronto. Ca"
><>
>Subject: Re: lv-ab: European electric
>Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:20:58 -0400
>
>I am going to bring a "portable" generator home from work, slow it to 50HZ
>and see how each item works. It concerns me that when everyone talks about
>converting 220V they say to 110V, USA power is 120V +/- 5%, starting with
>110V, at the wrong freq, sounds like 2 strikes out already. Another boater
>advised me that his A/C worked fine on 50HZ, but the circulator pump would
>not, so the microwave turntable is another item to check. The plan is to
>sell the boat in Europe, so I will offload anything stateside that will not
>run on 50HZ.
>Lee Haefele
>
>Subject: RE: lv-ab: European electric
>
>
> > Lee
> >
> > Just a thought
> >
> > If all you want to do is cruise your boat in Europe for a couple of
>seasons,
> > then it is obvious that all you will need is a step down transformer
>220V -
> > 110V
> >
> > However .. under the assumption that some item on the boat will give up
>the
> > ghost while you are over there, it might be worthwhile to add a couple
>of
> > 220V sockets at strategic locations on in the boat, while your
>electrician
> > is installing the trafo. Get him to use double size wire, this way you
>can
> > use the circuit for 110V (after changing the socket) once you get back
> >
> > Also .. I wanted to bring a North American microwave unit to Europe, and
>the
> > manufacturers (several) warned me against using a 60Hz unit on 50Hz.
>Some
> > thing about the motor for the turntable. Yes you could use a wind-up
> > turntable but ... forwarned! It might be worth the 150$ to get one once
>you
> > are there. (If a microwave is an integral part of you sailing
>requirements).
> > I am told blenders take the transition without problem ;-)
> >
> > Peter
> >
>
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