Dyson, probably in the US replied to me that “the power” was 6.5 amps, Power is Watts but I figured it was about 780 Watts which is fine for my 1000 Watt Transformer. It seems to work fine over here on 50 Hz. I also have an electric leaf blower that I plugged in to the transformer the other day, the transformer has similar individual outlets designed for European and American plugs, identical except one is labelled 110 Volts and the other 220 Volts. unfortunately it’s easy to plug into either as they look the same, I had to tape over the 220 V outlet after plug in my leaf blower into it, boy did it have some power. I thought, Wow this is working really well…... wait a minute….. maybe it’s in the wrong outlet. Still works fine surprisingly after I put the plug into the correct outlet.
It seems to be a quirk of the USA that they label “power” in Amps or Horsepower. Mike Payne > On 29 Nov 2014, at 16:08, John Steele <johnmste...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > The Home Depot page gives an electrical spec of 120 V ac, 6 A. > http://www.homedepot.com/p/Dyson-DC50-Animal-Compact-Upright-Vacuum-24750-01/204267384?N=5yc1vZbv1zZha#specifications > > <http://www.homedepot.com/p/Dyson-DC50-Animal-Compact-Upright-Vacuum-24750-01/204267384?N=5yc1vZbv1zZha#specifications> > > I would just multiply those and assume 720 V·A is about 720 W. Depending on > power factor, it may be a bit less, but many inverters are sensitive to > volt-ampere product regardless of whether they are in phase. I have no idea > how it will handle 50 Hz vs US power frequency of 60 Hz. > > Air watts are based on the product of suction pressure and volume. I guess > there is a standard, but they seem somewhat mythical. Kind of like how many > unicorns are required to pull a stagecoach normally drawn by 4 (draft) horses. > > From: Michael Payne <metricmik...@gmail.com> > To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu> > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 8:07 AM > Subject: [USMA:54488] Dyson > > I’ve been trying to find the power consumption of the Dyson > DC50http://www.dyson.com/shop/productcompare.aspx?ProductSelection=DC50-Animal_DC24-Animal > <applewebdata://6015105F-4D54-4294-BB17-D185036D032F> > > Very poorly edited web site, under “suction Power” you can click the “i” and > it will say Air Watts, what the hell are Air Watts? And Gallons, which > Gallons are we talking about? > > Reason is I’m over in France and have a couple of transformers, just so me or > my wife do not plug things into the wrong transformer I’m writing the Wattage > on each 120 V appliance. But do you think I can find the power consumption of > this Dyson in the manual or on the unit itself? Amazing! > > Mike Payne > >
