using a 110v appliance in china

Question

The standard plug in China has two slanting pins and one vertical pin. Is the vertical pin ground and the slanting pins 110v or 120v with  respect to ground and out of phase so that it is 220v or 240v between the slanting pins. The standard power coming into American power boxes is 3 wire with ground and 2 hot wires that are 110v to ground and 180 degrees out of phase so that it is 220v between the hot wires. 220v appliances use all three wires. The rest of the circuits in a house use one of the hot wires and ground. Instead of a transformer then in China, I believe I could use an adapter connecting one of the slant pins and the vertical pin to the two vertical pins (American style) output. Is that correct?

Paul · Answer

No Bob. The power supply in China is 230v phase-neutral. In the US you use 208v phase phase or 110v phase-neutral. If you plug your 110v appliances into a 230v supply then look forward to smoke and sparks. You'll get the same degree of fun in Europe.

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Using a 110v appliance in China