Appliance Problem

[rickfarang]

Reading though this thread, I conclude that you would be best off listening to fdimike2's advice: Get a stepdown transformer.

If your converter says that its only to be used with a heating device (resistive load), why do you think you can get away with using it with a motor???????

Clearly, your converter is not designed to work with a motor. Most likely, your Kitchen Aid is still fine.

[Paul]

As this was posted under the heading 'General Topics on Udon Thani' - it has been moved !

[Goldcoaster au]

wow fresh bread sounds good to me..........can you make cream buns toooo........Get a stepdown transformer.
fix the switch and l be over to your home for fresh cream buns in April.
thanks looking forward to it.
mark

[Funman]

rickfarang, not knowing the difference between resistive loads and others I thought I could use it. Obviously I was wrong. I know just enough about electricity to get me electrocuted.

[Funman]

Too all: Thanks for all the information and help. I did take Mikes advice and after some problems with getting a proper transformer got the beast working. I've been turning out some great sourdough bread, pull apart cinnamon rolls/buns w/caramel glaze and pie crusts among others. I've made a few pumpkin pies from scratch (whole fresh pumpkins) and many others.

[rickfarang]

Congratulations. Success at last!

[Funman]

Thnx Rick, had to go through the usual "TIT" crap before I got it sorted. Bought a 500W (450w mixer) transformer from Toolpro for 600B and it blew the fuse just like B4 so I took my mixer to them and the transformer (with blown fuse) and of course they wanted to try it themselves and I had to tell them if they screwed it up they could buy me a new mixer. Took it into Aron at Big C and it worked fine but they had one of those heavy duty no frills transformers. Toolpro had a 1000w transformer for 3000B. Got my money back from the 500w model and went into one of these high performance stereo shops and bought one for 1000B. Big hassle but I've lived happily ever after with it now. This is the short version of what I went through!

[bluejets]

For future reference...please be aware that motors have inrush current which can be as much as 6 times the full load current . Single phase motors also have a peculiar characteristic where they will pull almost full load current at no load and then current will back off as load is increased. Stick them on electronically generated systems and you will be bound for disaster. ( your friendly lecky)