I got a Foreign Voltage Converter made by Recoton. Like others in Wal-Mart, it converts 220-240 volts AC to 110-120 volts AC. I want one that can convert the other way, 110-120 volts to 220-240 volts. Is it possible I plug in 110 volt into the output end of this and expect 220 volt from its input? I need this because I bought a gadget that needs
Yong Huang
If the 'converter' is a transformer, you can do this.
There is a snag though. Quite often these converters provide for 'loss'. So they do not have a 2:1 turn ratio but for instance
2:1.1 If you plug such a beast in reverse, the 'loss compensation' works against you and you will end up with far less than 230 Volt. Which, in turn, may hurt your gadget.
is it heavy? if not you have no chance.
Bye. Jasen
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