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Does Japan use 110v or 220v?

Cliff_Edge said:

Does Japan use 110v or 220v?

110v, same plugs as america afaik.

So, building a up-kicker transformer for supplying that thing? Even then what frequency does Japan use? Not certain what would happen if you mismatch 50hz and 60hz hardware but I assume its not gonna be great for the machine.

FWP said:

Even then what frequency does Japan use?

60Hz in the west, 50Hz in the east.

ngedh said:

60Hz in the west, 50Hz in the east.

I lack the proper adjective for describing that.

Not sure if its stupid, insane, ridiculous or whatever.

FWP said:

I lack the proper adjective for describing that.

Not sure if its stupid, insane, ridiculous or whatever.

Capitalism, Ho!

FWP said:

So, building a up-kicker transformer for supplying that thing?

I'm not sure how residential electrical service works in Japan, but in the U.S., homes use split-phase power at 240/120 volts. Lighting and small appliance circuits use a single 120 volt leg; large appliances like dryers and air conditioners work across both legs for a combined 240 volts. No step-up transformer is necessary.

EDIT: I've never seen the sort of heater in question, but if it's a simple circuit with a heating element and no motor or electronic parts, it should work at 50 Hz or 60 Hz without any trouble.

So will he try to get service for 200 volt installed, or will he try to rig up a way to rebuild the internal guts to make it operate at 110, and then install boards to check the heat and include automatic shutoff/make-coffee...