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Old 12th Oct 2012, 06:57
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ross_M
 
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I have always been afraid to plug in any sensitive electronics into that plug as typical North American voltage is 115V 60Hz and that socket is 115V 400Hz. I have seen the groomers on the aircraft and they use a BIG stepdown transformer when plugging in their vacuum cleaners.
How would a step-down transformer help change the frequency?

We have two, one 115v 400Hz AC and a 28v DC. Both have the exact same design.
Some pretty smart design that. To give those two different plugs identical designs.

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