Hey Group,
Are there now, or has there been any 230 volt hand held tools? Not the
home made type- like Uncle Joe hooked up a 3 hp table saw motor to his
circular saw - but real commercial units. Thanks in advance,
Marc

marc rosen wrote:
: Hey Group,
: Are there now, or has there been any 230 volt hand held tools?


There's a bajillion of the in Europe (along with 230 volt
coffemakers, etc.). But I doubt there's any in the US, since
household current is 110-120v.

-- Andy Barss

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Hey Group,
Are there now, or has there been any 230 volt hand held tools? Not the
home made type- like Uncle Joe hooked up a 3 hp table saw motor to his
circular saw - but real commercial units. Thanks in advance,
Marc


Yeah. Europe uses them almost exclusively.

"marc rosen" wrote in message
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Hey Group,
Are there now, or has there been any 230 volt hand held tools? Not the
home made type- like Uncle Joe hooked up a 3 hp table saw motor to his
circular saw - but real commercial units. Thanks in advance,
Marc

Yes. Rare... But they exist. Mostly larger magnetic-type drills and the
like that are classified as "hand tools" but really are not.
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As others have said, there are plenty of 240V tools, intended for use in the
parts of Europe and Asia where household voltage is 240V. I suspect there
more 240V tools (ie. both more tools and more models) than 120V tools, due
to the larger population that have 240V household voltage.

I understand than in the UK, 120V tools are required on some job sites for
safety reasons, and they bring a transformer.

If you live in North America but really want a 240V handheld tool, have a
look he

http://www.internationaltool.com/220vtool.html

"marc rosen" wrote in message
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Hey Group,
Are there now, or has there been any 230 volt hand held tools? Not the
home made type- like Uncle Joe hooked up a 3 hp table saw motor to his
circular saw - but real commercial units. Thanks in advance,
Marc

[snipped for brevity]
I understand than in the UK, 120V tools are required on some job sites for
safety reasons, and they bring a transformer.

Oh yummy... another mile of wire added to the circuit.
Makes one helluvan argument for cordless tools, eh?

240 volt tools require half the current, less chance of overheating
extensions and such.
240 volt tools allow you to use a smaller (bigger gauge number)
diameter cord, a lighter set of windings... all around a better
product.
WHICH is why the more serious automakers are starting to use 42 volt DC
on-board electrical systems. That way you can shed many pounds by
reducing the conductor sizes for starters and alternators etc. Air
conditioning compressors would run off electrical motors as would power
steering units. Got some of that technology sitting in my driveway.

I still think we should all switch over to 42 volt AC @ 400 HZ. Nothing
like 24000 rpm out of a 2-pole induction motor, eh? Ahhh the life of
the brushless.

r

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marc rosen wrote:
Hey Group,
Are there now, or has there been any 230 volt hand held tools? Not the
home made type- like Uncle Joe hooked up a 3 hp table saw motor to his
circular saw - but real commercial units. Thanks in advance,
Marc


I would hazard a guess that they exist in Europe.

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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland