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Thread Number: 3964
How can I get a V-ZUG Adora SLX washer? |
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Post# 93653 , Reply# 1 11/12/2005 at 21:41 (6,738 days old) by jetcone  (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Here's one | ||
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Post# 93690 , Reply# 2 11/13/2005 at 02:44 (6,738 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Ferget it, V-Zug's are not sold outside of Europe period. Even if you were lucky enough to nab these units, it would require 220v/240v wiring as they pull too much power for using a converter.Oh there is that pesky fact European power is 50hz as opposed to North American 60hz. Unless modified most if not all European washers will not run well because of the difference in cycles. On board computers/circut boards, motor, timers etc would all be off because they would run faster. Strain on the motor would cause it to fry as well. Still, if you find a way to get one of these behemoths to this side of the pond, please let me know! *LOL* Launderess | ||
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Post# 93694 , Reply# 3 11/13/2005 at 04:04 (6,738 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 93712 , Reply# 4 11/13/2005 at 07:33 (6,738 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Hmmm.. a country that is comprised of three "tribes" that were not part of any other and by default formed a country, who don't have their own language (and perhaps a cohesive sense of oneness) have a SPECIFIC laundry need.. Why does this not compute? No offense or judgement at all-- intended or implied. | ||
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Post# 93714 , Reply# 5 11/13/2005 at 07:35 (6,738 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 93743 , Reply# 6 11/13/2005 at 10:34 (6,737 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Not their own language?
Actually they have four languages, one of them is spoken in Switzerland only: German, French, Italian and Rumansh
CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK | ||
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Post# 93979 , Reply# 8 11/14/2005 at 19:54 (6,736 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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No,
You have to have a cycloconverter onboard somewhere to change the frequency. Cycloconverters in the past are HUGE ( size of a house furnace) and EXPENSIVE for cooking devices with power demands around 6-7 Kw. A washer with a heater probably uses around 3-4 Kw. New solid state switched power supplies are starting to appear ( they are the size of an old Stereo Hi Fi) but they are state of the art and VERY EXPENSIVE. | ||
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Post# 94003 , Reply# 9 11/14/2005 at 20:50 (6,736 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia) |
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UPS Hi Guys, Our APC UPS's can change between either 50 or 60 hertz from 100-280 Volts at 10 amps. I cant see why it wouldnt work. But the cost would still be about $1500AUD | ||
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Post# 94627 , Reply# 12 11/18/2005 at 20:00 (6,732 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Hi Tom
You have it mostly right, all converters need a constant source of supply power to convert. They don't make power out of a steady state they take it from the mains. Early Cycloconverters like NY's were made of huge Motor Generator Sets. These would take supply power and run a huge motor that would turn a huge Dynamo that would be physically geared to the new frequency and physically wired to output the new voltage. As you can guess there was alot of waste from friction in these systems. What is coming into vogue now are SPS Switched Power Supplies. And these are all made possible with the invention of the IGBT-Insulated Gate BiPolar Transistor. These IGBT's can handle large currents and voltages. All the new "solid state switched" converters take electrical energy at "X volts" and "Y frequency" and then convert that to DC internally. From the DC rectified power the converter takes that and uses IGBT's [Insulated Gate Bi Polar Transistors] to chopp the DC power into a new supply voltage and frequency. With "Switched Power Supplies" SPS you can pick your output from a range. Brisbat81 is right they run about $2000 US here for a few kilowatts output but climb in price when you start heading upwards of 6-10 Kilowatts. A normal electric cooktop runs around 7-8 Kilowatts to operate. These units are about the size of our old Stereo Receivers circa 1970's. | ||
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Post# 100245 , Reply# 14 12/28/2005 at 01:30 (6,693 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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| Post# 100257 , Reply# 15 12/28/2005 at 06:00 (6,693 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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After having worked 26 years at Lufthansa German Airlines, the few German Swiss who worked there hated the Germans. I always found the Swiss to only like the Swiss. Figures they would make a machine only for use in Switzerland. | ||
| Post# 100889 , Reply# 16 12/31/2005 at 06:59 (6,690 days old) by spee_man () | ||
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Miele is better! Indeed, miele is better! I once saw that our machines can run on 50 or 60hz Cycle, because theyre sold all over Europe! We have different cycle frequences here. Have you ever thought about using a generator to produce 220 Volt? | ||
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