#$@##! Moving to Germany

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#$@##! Moving to Germany

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Just when I gathered all the things I need to complete building my brewery, my company decides that it would be better for me to be working in Germany rather than here in Dallas. Now, I did travel back and forth quite often (once a month) so no big deal to live there.

My problem is that I am all electric on my brewery. My heating elements are all 240V which sounds good since Germany is 240V also. My concern is USA uses two wires/legs of 120V (black and red wire) where Germany has two wires, black at 240V with a white common. I think that is the way or it has been described to me. Does anyone on this board know or have any experience with this? I spent a lot of $$ on these SS industrial elements. I am in the process of wiring everything, so that has stopped.

I can use a voltage transformer on the 110V pumps or just sell them and find a couple of European march pumps.

Anyone have some German wiring diagrams? I am a ME, so not to up on electrical stuff. Any help would be greatly appreciated

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I am at work right now and don't have my BCS-460 here. Is the voltage transformer that came with it 110-240V 50-60H? My laptop and cell phone charger are, so that is not a problem, but concern about my BCS now. if not, what is the voltage to power the BCS? Could I used a cell phone charger that rates at 110-240V 50-60H and that matches the male pin and voltage?
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getting 5V DC in germany is going to be the easy part, I would think you need to work through all the high voltage side issues...
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Here are some specs of the power transformer (thanks for requesting this, been meaning to add this for a while).
http://www.embeddedcontrolconcepts.com/ ... ifications
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