Why 60 hertz or 50hertz

ante1

Jan 24, 2004
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Hi Don,

This is a large topic, could you specify what you need to know? In some cases there are no big differences, in other it means “life or death”. You can destroy a transformer made for 60Hz when running it of 50Hz. Some types of electric motors run faster on 60Hz than on 50Hz.

 

gogo2520

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Hi Don
 
  Heres a site with a good explanation about the difference between 50Hz and 60Hz http://www.kropla.com/electric.htm

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