Artemis, I think we got our wires crossed I was referring to the kettles. A kettle uses your typical heating element (conductor) which uses electrical resistance to heat the water. The more current you pass through the element the hotter it gets. So the amount of time it takes to heat would depend on the amount of current, the resistance of the conductor and the duration of current flow. If it takes longer to heat water using 110V wouldn’t that same argument apply to the any other appliance? It’s just a matter of conversion. The reason why Yvonne’s hair dryer was so pathetic using 110V was because it wasn’t designed for it, so if you design an appliance to use 110V you can get the same results. BTW Australia uses 240V, 50Hz.
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I was referring to the kettles. A kettle uses your typical heating element (conductor) which uses electrical resistance to heat the water. The more current you pass through the element the hotter it gets. So the amount of time it takes to heat would depend on the amount of current, the resistance of the conductor and the duration of current flow.
