"rp" > wrote in message

> I can use a big transformer but this doesn't always
> work. It'll certainly run slower with the 50 cycles in Europe. The
> transformer may make it work poorly at best, may
> damage it at worst, might blow fuses too. Anyone ever do it? Or know
> anything about motors and food? Any electricians that cook out there?
> TIA - rp

You are running off a transformer now. Voltage from the generating stations
is stepped down to your house by transformers. At work we are fed with 460V
3 Phase. I can think of 25 transformers in the shop to give us the voltage
we need at different areas and different equipment. Some machines have three
different voltages in them. I don't understand your concern.

Just be sure to get the right size to handle the load you put on it.
Ed