Message-ID: <AF81D877D2@it1.eskom.co.za> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 09:15:32 GMT+2 From: "N van Wyk (4781)" <mailto:A07155@IT1.ESKOM.CO.ZA> Subject: Re: Step down Transformer Question for Medical Equipment To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
> One horsepower = 745.7 watts. Therefore your 1000 watt
> transformer can adequately do the job but be careful of the
Careful,
The author referred to a 1000 watt travel converter and not transformer. Converters are wave choppers and not true stepdown transformers. Motors driven from such devices can overheat from all the harmonics produced by such devices when used for long periods. Neville van Wyk Information Technology Dept Eskom, PO Box 1091 Johannesburg 2000 South Africa fax: +27-11-800-5996