I am planning to ship several high efficiency ac condensers to Asia. The units that I am planning to ship are not produced in in that area. The problem is that they are 208-230V/60/1phase. Of course the electrical specs in Asia are 208-230V/50/1phase. I have spoken to several electricians here in the US and have heard several different opinions. The general concensus is that if I lower the the voltage using a "bust and boost" transformer to around 200V, the system will operate at lower cycles and thus lower my capacity. But is there any risk to damaging the compressor? Does anyone know the actual impact that operating these compressors at 50 hertz will have? Please help.
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16 years ago