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This coffee machine is specified as using 110 or 220 volts but always at 60Hz. Will it work at 50Hz? I cannot see any issue except for the pressure pump not reaching its maximum speed.

JYelton
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Jorge
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    Contact Breville. – Lior Bilia Dec 01 '23 at 15:39
  • Unless it has some motor driven pump (not the heater driven bobble pump), it won't care about frequency between 50 and 60 Hz. If it does have a motor, it needs to be of induction type to care. The cheapest motors are universal, and again won't care much about frequency. What's in yours? – winny Dec 01 '23 at 16:25
  • Thank you, I am not sure about the type of motor, but I think the same as you probably it won't matter. – Jorge Dec 01 '23 at 17:17

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According to the service manual, there are 120VAC/60Hz models (Canada and USA) and 230-240VAC/50Hz models (Australia/NZ).

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There may be 50Hz/230VAC models for UK (sold under 'Sage') or elsewhere, but there would be very little demand for 230VAC/60Hz (maybe South Korea), so I doubt there is such a product.

Things like this appliance that use relatively high-power heaters and motors are generally not made dual voltage or universal voltage (like modern wholly electronic devices often are) because the cost adder would be excessive.

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  • Thanks for the answer the issue is I am planning to use a 110 volt 60 Hz with a transformer to drop the 220 to 110 but it will be at 50Hz – Jorge Dec 01 '23 at 17:13
  • Probably it will work with no issues, since the motor appears to be a brushed universal type from the schematic. The capacitive dropper PSU will be a bit more challenged with the lower frequency. – Spehro Pefhany Dec 01 '23 at 17:42