The Great Sarducci
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- Detroit, MI. USA
I was talking with a family member who said that they needed a new 240V circuit installed in their basement. When I asked what it was going to be used for, I was told that it was for a recently acquired vintage 1950's Frigidaire refrigerator which they were told by the person who gave it to them that it ran on 240V. To be completely honest, I've never in my life come across, or even heard of a refrigerator running on 230/240V. If I were to see the appliance, I'd of course be able to tell right away. However being that I haven't seen it and have yet to find the time to, I told them that I found the likelihood of this being true to be highly unlikely, and basically that whoever told them this probably didn't know what they were talking about. Maybe given my age, I just haven't been exposed to enough vintage 50's-era appliances, and wonder if I could be wrong. But with the relatively low current draw a residential refrigerator's compressor circuit generally has (8-11A or so from my experience), I can't see how anything higher than 120V would likely have ever been needed, and therefore used.
Have any of you guys (especially some of the old-timers who may have a better recollection of the old Frigidaires) ever heard of typical residential two-compartment refrigerator/freezer running on 240?
Have any of you guys (especially some of the old-timers who may have a better recollection of the old Frigidaires) ever heard of typical residential two-compartment refrigerator/freezer running on 240?