By William Seale (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 12:29 pm: |
Does anyone have any recommendations on whole house electrical conversion from 127 volt 50 hertz to 120/60. I understand some people have done this.
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By Barton B (BonaireTalker - Post #85) on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 5:31 pm: |
I know of houses that have been converted from 127V to 120/115V 50 Hz. This was done using transformers.
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By Barton B (BonaireTalker - Post #86) on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 5:51 pm: |
Just for grins, I did a quick Google search for frequency conversion. At http://www.elect-spec.com/freqchgr_a.htm#B you can convert 230V/50Hz to 115V/60Hz. These conversion units appear to accept a +- 20% input voltage variation which should handle Bonaire's voltage. Anyway, a 250VA unit costs about $2,000 and a 5,000VA unit costs $13,635. At full load the efficiency factor is 78% minimum, so you should add about 20% to the already high cost of electricity if one installed this solution.
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By Kevin W. Williams (Bella Vista Estates) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #598) on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 9:25 pm: |
It can be done. The reason that the frequency converters are so inefficient is that they are basically a 50Hz motor driving a 60Hz generator. There are solid state ones, too, but they don't generate a sine wave, they generate a square wave. That will hurt your motor worse than Bonaire power.
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By michael gaynor (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3324) on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 9:13 am: |
I have only used a transformer for my fridge and washing machine for the past 20 years. Knock on wood, only lost one microwave over the years. I Agree with Kevin. The only thing I do at home and at the shop is to use line conditioners on my computes which evens out the power dips.
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By Stuart (BonaireTalker - Post #24) on Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 6:56 pm: |
I just installed a new us made microwave and it does not work?? It is on a transformer, it will only stay on if you keep your finger on the start button. When you take it off, it stops?? Any suggestions?
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By Barton B (BonaireTalker - Post #91) on Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 7:25 pm: |
Did you buy the microwave on Bonaire? I bought a Sharp on Bonaire (120v, 60Hz) model and with a transformer it worked fine.
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By Stuart (BonaireTalker - Post #25) on Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 8:20 pm: |
I had it shipped from the states, it's a whirlpool. I had the maintenance guy at or condo complex install the transformer and hook up the electrical, so I don't know the size. I'll send them a note to check the voltage and transformer size!
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