"Luke Bond" > wrote in message
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> Thats what I thought. But I don't know enough about the equipment
> to be
> sure. I took the info off the plate myself.
>
> I was told it was WWII era so I suppose it is entirely possible it
> was
> a UK model brought over and rewired for 115 but why would they
> change
> the plate?
> Thanks for you help though!
>
>>
>> Then the HP rating, current, and speed are goofy.
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> Luke Bond

My take is that they didn't. The plate seems consistent with 220 VAC,
50 Hz. operation. Isn't that the UK standard?