Can I use 230V~50/60Hz/640W German Anex toaster in Canada?

If you can find a 230V outlet! From a standard outlet, no, not without a hefty voltage converter.

Dave

In north America the 220/230V is 3-phase!

You can buy 10 toasters over there for the cost of a transformer.

JMK

I like this German Toaster/Sandwichmaker as I had used in two countries.I bought a toaster from Wall Mart,which is so light,it stopped working 2nd day.

If you really must have this then, an alternative to the expensive 230VAC transformer is to install a standard North American 240VAC service and re-wire the toaster's AC plug. Obviously this will be expensive if you have it done by an electrician, but if you can do the work yourself would be just the cost of the materials.

Bob

Ahhh, no. Your home 220 is single phase. It's been a few decades since I've even thought about this, but I seem to recall that about the only time you'll see 3 phase is in industrial applications off a delta-Y transformer..... But, I've been wrong before, no reason to stop now.. d:->))

Or, don't mind having your toast near the electric dryer. :)

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You can, but it will take twice as long to make toast. :-)

2x or 4x?

In the UK all standard plugs are polarised. And neutral is at ground potential. But you'd not allow any equipment that relied on neutral being the same as earth these days - too risky.

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So,in brief I can't use it as stand alone.Khalas I will leave her back home.

Yes, altogh your it might not toast your bread just warm it up.

Only if you plug it in to a 240v outlet which is normally only found behind the kitchen stove, clothes dryer, and occasionally in the garage but you'd have to make a special adapter to plug it in to the large 30A receptacle. You could also use an autotransformer but you'd need a real large one. Unless this is a very nice toaster or has sentimental value I would recommend you sell it and buy a new one in Canada.

Huh? I wish!

You'll find 3 phase in large commercial or industrial buildings but it's

*extremely* rare to have 3 phase in a residence.

Now,I get to know the difference b/w Germans and Americans

Pretty well all of Europe uses 230v 50Hz.

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I like German/Italian/Japani Products as we have China factor in US/Canada.

Just to explain that, the U.K. used 240 volts, continental Europe used

220 volts. Israel as a compromis used 230 volts so that both 220 volt and 240 volt appliances would work here. All used 50 Hz.

As part of the unification program of the E.U., the U.K. went down to

230 volts and continental Europe went up to 230 volts.

This allows everyone's old appliances to work properly while creating a standard.

Geoff.

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Well, the UK didn't actually change - I'm looking at 242v this minute. It's just the allowed tolerance that changed. Dunno about the rest of Europe.

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A friend of mine in the UK had a webcam on a voltage monitor for a while and I was shocked at how much it varies. I saw anywhere from 223V to

248V depending on when I looked.

Here I've monitored mine periodically and rarely seen anything below

118V or above 120V, though it will sometimes dip down to 117V if both the hot tub is heating and the heat pump heating the house is running. Seems like a much tighter tolerance.