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    Jun 28, 2014, 07:57 AM
    Can electrical machine which use 110V can be rewired to use 220V
    I am working on cruise ship and I both café machine.I am from Europe and we are using 220V and café machine is using only 110V...
    I know that I can bay converter but is to heavy for luggage...
    Can I somehow rewire that machine so it can use 220V?
    Thanks in advance...
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    Jun 28, 2014, 08:21 AM
    Typically no. Then again, some things these days, like computer power supplies, have a switch to run off 120 or 220v. I have not seen any appliances that have this feature though.
    It must be run at the voltage spec'd.
    So it's either a converter rated for the capacity of the appliance (wattage), or don't use it.
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