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does electric heater make more power on 240 supply than 120?
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 476100" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>Geoff's answer is the True Dumbed down option..</p><p></p><p>But slightly less dumbed down.....</p><p></p><p>For anything to perform any work you need a force or pressure to make it work....</p><p></p><p>The voltage is like the pressure to make the electrical thing work..</p><p></p><p>Everything that is manufactured is designed to work within a particular specification....</p><p></p><p>No point over-engineering something to work outside of the range it is designed to work at, that just makes it more expensive to buy..</p><p></p><p>So consider a few things..</p><p></p><p>Car tyres have maximum Load (KG), Speed (MPH), and pressure (bar/psi) they are designed for....</p><p></p><p>A wind turbine has a max windspeed it can withstand for normal use...</p><p></p><p>An Ikea bookshelf has a max weight it can carry...</p><p></p><p>A Lift in a tower block has a max weight(persons) it can carry..</p><p></p><p>Outdoor devices have different levels of moisture they can withstand (rain - drop to submerged)..</p><p></p><p>A children's sleeping bag is designed for a certain size of person inside it.. </p><p></p><p>An electric shower has a min &amp; max water pressure it will operate at...</p><p></p><p>etc..</p><p></p><p>etc...</p><p></p><p>What do you think happens if you use any of these in an environment that is double or more what it is designed for..?</p><p></p><p>Simple.. it will break or be significantly damaged to reduce its usefulness...</p><p></p><p>All supply voltages fluctuate and vary over time so all appliances have a min-max tolerance they will work to..</p><p></p><p>But if you are trying to work something on double or half what it is designed to work at, don't expect a happy result.</p><p></p><p> :coffee </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 476100, member: 250"] Geoff's answer is the True Dumbed down option.. But slightly less dumbed down..... For anything to perform any work you need a force or pressure to make it work.... The voltage is like the pressure to make the electrical thing work.. Everything that is manufactured is designed to work within a particular specification.... No point over-engineering something to work outside of the range it is designed to work at, that just makes it more expensive to buy.. So consider a few things.. Car tyres have maximum Load (KG), Speed (MPH), and pressure (bar/psi) they are designed for.... A wind turbine has a max windspeed it can withstand for normal use... An Ikea bookshelf has a max weight it can carry... A Lift in a tower block has a max weight(persons) it can carry.. Outdoor devices have different levels of moisture they can withstand (rain - drop to submerged).. A children's sleeping bag is designed for a certain size of person inside it.. An electric shower has a min & max water pressure it will operate at... etc.. etc... What do you think happens if you use any of these in an environment that is double or more what it is designed for..? Simple.. it will break or be significantly damaged to reduce its usefulness... All supply voltages fluctuate and vary over time so all appliances have a min-max tolerance they will work to.. But if you are trying to work something on double or half what it is designed to work at, don't expect a happy result. :coffee [/QUOTE]
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