110V socket outlets

[currie123]

If you are planning on installing a standard 16A 110Volt socket outlet to a normal 230V single phase installation is there anything different you have to do than if you were installing a 230V socket? i thought the socket itself incorporated the transformer to take the voltage down to 110 or is this not correct?

 

[ian.settle1]

If you are planning on installing a standard 16A 110Volt socket outlet to a normal 230V single phase installation is there anything different you have to do than if you were installing a 230V socket? i thought the socket itself incorporated the transformer to take the voltage down to 110 or is this not correct?

Unless the socket is attached to a transformer you need to fit a transformer for the 110v socket.

 

[currie123]

Thanks what is the cheapest and simplest way of doing this? the installation is normal 230V protected by an RCD and MCBS.

 

[ian.settle1]

Thanks what is the cheapest and simplest way of doing this? the installation is normal 230V protected by an RCD and MCBS.

Buy a transformer connect incoming side to 230 and outging to 110v socket

 

[currie123]

where and how would you connect transformer? can you get a type to mount within fuseboard of beside fuseboard?
It is a wall socket to be fitted 10metres from fuseboard.

 

[Doomed]

http://www.blakley.co.uk/pdfs/ProPowerPDFs/PPDS9_SMB_Sockets.pdf
Wall mounted sockets.
Need to add transformer

 

[Darkwood]

Your cheapest route is a standard yellow site transformer just plugged into the 230v ring otherwise it might get expensive depending on installation existing.
Last one i did was a 40kva transformer feeding a several 110v sockets through a dedicated 110v dist- board each radial fused individually.

 

[currie123]

okay thanks.are you not able to buy a transformer to fit within the existing D/Board or something similar to supply the socket with 110Volts though?

cheers darkwood, i was under the impression you could get a transformer to change the voltage quite cheaply but yeah think they will need to just make do with a portable site transformer.

 

[ian.settle1]

okay thanks.are you not able to buy a transformer to fit within the existing D/Board or something similar to supply the socket with 110Volts though?

cheers darkwood, i was under the impression you could get a transformer to change the voltage quite cheaply but yeah think they will need to just make do with a portable site transformer.

No you can't buy one to fit in a DB as it is a big bugger to give out 16 A