Power Tool Voltage

[Ash]

What would happen if I were to take, for example, a 230V SDS, chop off the plug, put on a yellow 110V plug, put it in the transformer and start using it?

I haven't really delved in how appliances work yet, but if my theory is correct, it would simply just draw more current than at 230V?

So if it was 800W, at 230 it would be something like 3.5A and at 110 it would be around 7A

Or would it just be heavily underpowered than before?

 

[Lurch]

If it ran at all it would be underpowered, and probably wouldn't last all that long.

 

[Evans Electric]

That would be a silly thing to do Ash. Even sillier would be to fit a 240V plug to a 110V machine or a 3 phase Commando plug and connect it to 415V .

Those non interchangable plugs and sockets exist for a reason ......now ..what on earth was it now..... :C

 

[Andy™]

What would happen if I were to take, for example, a 230V SDS, chop off the plug, put on a yellow 110V plug, put it in the transformer and start using it?I haven't really delved in how appliances work yet, but if my theory is correct, it would simply just draw more current than at 230V?

So if it was 800W, at 230 it would be something like 3.5A and at 110 it would be around 7A

Or would it just be heavily underpowered than before?

you would be replacing it with a proper 110v very quickly

 

[revjames]

If it was running on half the voltage it would just be pathetically underpowered.