Running a 220v computer in a 110v environment

From: Daniel T. Burrows <danburrows_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Mon Oct 11 14:19:08 1999

Be VERY carefull as some of the British equipment I deal with all the time only
put a breaker in the Hot leg. They expect the neutral to be at / near ground.
If this is wired to US 240 then it will only protect 1 hot lead. The other will
be unprotected and ready to bite you. Not to mention the fact you are then
depending on the house breaker to protect your equipment.

Dan
>Could be - I'm not the expert in US electrics (althrough I just did
>some studies to buy the right stuff for my 110V paneel) - but 220/240V
>sounds good when it comes to a 3~ plug. If you buy an aprobiate plug,
>and whire two 'hots', your system should work well. If the outlet has
>a distinct Protective Ground, you should also wire PG to allow your
>GFCI to check for deffective loops. This is save with all newer European
>stuff, since an in device PE/N connection is no longer valid - also all
>devices ave to be constructed in a way that there is no need to
>distinguish between Neutral and 'Hot' (Some exceptions apply to British
>EQ, but even their manufacturers switched soon, since they don't want to
>have two different PSUs for the same unit :).
Received on Mon Oct 11 1999 - 14:19:08 BST