I have acquired a KitchenAid Heavy Duty 5-quart 10-speed Mixer model #5KPM50, which has a European-style 240v plug. I know there are converters available, but I want to replace the 240v plug with the standard 110v plug used in the USA. Can I replace just the plug or should I replace the plug and the cord? Will it cause problems for the motor if I do this? Thanks for any help you can provide!

If you bought the mixer in Europe, the motor will be wound for 240 volt operation. Running the motor at half voltage will burn it out. You will need to change the motor to 120 volts to operate in the US.

Call your local Kitchen Aid repair shop. It may be just a simple matter of switching a few wires inside the mixer.

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Originally Posted by ohb0b

If you bought the mixer in Europe, the motor will be wound for 240 volt operation. Running the motor at half voltage will burn it out. You will need to change the motor to 120 volts to operate in the US.

Call your local Kitchen Aid repair shop. It may be just a simple matter of switching a few wires inside the mixer.

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Thanks for the info. I will call my local Kitchen Aid repair shop and see what they tell me and post it here afterwards. Thanks again!

Or you can just have a 240v circuit installed for the mixer.

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Originally Posted by stanfortyman

Or you can just have a 240v circuit installed for the mixer.

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That's a good idea too! Thanks!

You can also use one of these: Voltage Converters - Voltage Transformers and Converter

Just pick one where the wattage is higher than the appliance.
Power = v * I; Use V as 240 and the nameplate current.

You might be best sizing it 1.5 times what you get.