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   McDesign | Aug 03, 2009 01:15pm | #1

   No relation.  Hz is jsut the frequency of the sine wave that the alternating current follows - there is a complete cycle 60 times every second.  Europe and some other places have 50 HZ AC power. 

   HZ can determine the speed of electric motors (no-load rpm will be a mutiple of 50 or 60 HZ).

   But - essentially, power (amps X volts) is relatively independant of frequency.  Well, there's also reactive power, and power factor

   Forrest - not an electrician

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   cwc09 | Aug 04, 2009 03:00am | #5

   Ok. I guess I should reseach further online. No mention of watts or amps in the manual.

    

   Thanks for the help

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   FastEddie | Aug 03, 2009 03:40pm | #2

   Did the label show watts?

   "Put your creed in your deed."   Emerson

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   PedroTheMule | Aug 03, 2009 05:27pm | #3

   Hi cwc09,

   Was checking my dishwasher to see how many amps it pulled while running and could only find a label that said 60hz. Can hertz be converted to amps or are they not that directly related. How do you interpret this?

   Do you have the actual brand and model number?.....normally there are pdf manuals online that will provide you with the power requirements.

   Pedro the Mule - Better safe than shocked

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   DanH | Aug 03, 2009 11:26pm | #4

   Hertz is related to voltage -- the higher the voltage the more it hertz when your screwdriver slips.

   As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz