SparticleBrane
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Hello all,
I have some friends who are taking some time off from life and moving to Bonaire from the US for just over a year. They plan on doing lots of diving and I'm sure sight-seeing and whatever else they want.
They do have a few questions regarding the electricity requirements of living in Bonaire (as opposed to simply visiting for a week). Unfortunately I don't know much about electric conversions but I hope that someone here does. I'm under the impression that they are actually buying a house or condo.
From my friend:
Anyone have any insight into this?
I have some friends who are taking some time off from life and moving to Bonaire from the US for just over a year. They plan on doing lots of diving and I'm sure sight-seeing and whatever else they want.
They do have a few questions regarding the electricity requirements of living in Bonaire (as opposed to simply visiting for a week). Unfortunately I don't know much about electric conversions but I hope that someone here does. I'm under the impression that they are actually buying a house or condo.
From my friend:
They use 127v 50hz. Were 120/60. Any decent surge protector should clean the power down to 120 when its running at 127v but when it goes brown, which is common, I realize that my desktop will require a decent UPS. Luckily all my computer type equipment is both 50 and 60 hz compatible.
The problem is stuff like the hairdryer, the stereo, the toaster, the microwave, the roomba, the robot litter-box, etc. They all show that they are exclusively 60 hz. I believe even decent UPS units will simply put out the same frequency they receive and thus not solve the hz issue. That might just end up shortening up the life-spans of our electronic equipment or flat out fry us some gadgets. Worst case we could burn down our house. Am I right about this? If so, do you know of any type of frequency converter that would accept 50 hz input and output at 60 hz? Id prefer to avoid the ones that are the size of my car. Thus far thats all Ive been able to find.
Anyone have any insight into this?