Can I run a USA Cuisinart on 220 volts?
 

Hello,
This is a pretty obscure question but it can't hurt to try. I'm moving
overseas and hate to sell off my DLC7 food processor.
Talked to Cuisinart and they can't (won't?) put a new 220V motor in it.
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

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Can I run a USA Cuisinart on 220 volts?
 

"rp" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
> This is a pretty obscure question but it can't hurt to try. I'm moving
> overseas and hate to sell off my DLC7 food processor.
> Talked to Cuisinart and they can't (won't?) put a new 220V motor in it.
> 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?

Yes. I ran a 110V Cuisinart for 5 years in the UK with a big honking
transformer and it worked fine. Just make sure it can handle the wattage.

Disclaimer: I am not an electrician. I had a different model of Cuisinart
than you do. I don't know how things work in any European country other
than the UK. YMMV, etc., etc.

Remsleep

Can I run a USA Cuisinart on 220 volts?
 

Remsleep wrote:
> "rp" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Hello,
>>This is a pretty obscure question but it can't hurt to try. I'm moving
>>overseas and hate to sell off my DLC7 food processor.
>>Talked to Cuisinart and they can't (won't?) put a new 220V motor in it.
>>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?
>
>
> Yes. I ran a 110V Cuisinart for 5 years in the UK with a big honking
> transformer and it worked fine. Just make sure it can handle the wattage.
>
> Disclaimer: I am not an electrician. I had a different model of Cuisinart
> than you do. I don't know how things work in any European country other
> than the UK. YMMV, etc., etc.
>
> Remsleep
>
>
I ran American equipment in both Saudi Arabia and Yemen on 250V with
both a transformer and a voltage regulator. Dial up the voltage and
wattage you need. Can be expensive unless someone is supplying the
equipment and might be cheaper just to get the 250V Cuisinart.

George

Can I run a USA Cuisinart on 220 volts?
 

"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

Can I run a USA Cuisinart on 220 volts?
 

On Mon, 03 May 2004 16:53:09 -0400, rp > wrote:

> It'll certainly run slower with the 50 cycles in Europe.

No, it won't. It's not a synchronous motor. Only synchronous motors vary speed
with line frequency.

-- Larry

Can I run a USA Cuisinart on 220 volts?
 

rp > wrote in message >...
> Hello,
> This is a pretty obscure question but it can't hurt to try. I'm moving
> overseas and hate to sell off my DLC7 food processor.
> Talked to Cuisinart and they can't (won't?) put a new 220V motor in it.
> 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

It may depend on the particular model and motor. My little Cuisinart
(Little Pro Plus) did not fare well in the UK. I ran it off the
transformer so the voltage was fine but it did not appreciate 50 Hz -
ran like it was a badly missing car engine, very unhappy.

Can I run a USA Cuisinart on 220 volts?
 

"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 03 May 2004 16:53:09 -0400, rp >
wrote:
>
> > It'll certainly run slower with the 50 cycles in Europe.
>
> No, it won't. It's not a synchronous motor. Only synchronous motors vary
speed
> with line frequency.

You know, EE's were always just a bit odd. Being an ME I always looked at
electricity as just a bit of magic.

Can I run a USA Cuisinart on 220 volts?
 

In article >,
Mark Willstatter > wrote:
>rp > wrote in message
>...
>> Hello,
>> This is a pretty obscure question but it can't hurt to try. I'm moving
>> overseas and hate to sell off my DLC7 food processor.
>> Talked to Cuisinart and they can't (won't?) put a new 220V motor in it.
>> 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
>
>It may depend on the particular model and motor. My little Cuisinart
>(Little Pro Plus) did not fare well in the UK. I ran it off the
>transformer so the voltage was fine but it did not appreciate 50 Hz -
>ran like it was a badly missing car engine, very unhappy.

That's because it takes more iron to prevent saturation at 50 hertz.

A 60 hertz transformer fully loaded will overheat with the same load
at 50 hertz.


Chuck Demas

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Can I run a USA Cuisinart on 220 volts?
 

"rp" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
> This is a pretty obscure question but it can't hurt to try. I'm moving
> overseas and hate to sell off my DLC7 food processor.
> Talked to Cuisinart and they can't (won't?) put a new 220V motor in it.
> 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
>
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I don't know about the Cuisinart, but my hubby moved here (Canada) in 74
with a Kenwood chef mixer. They had it converted to 110 here, so I imagine
you could do the same thing with yours over there.