Adding to Paul's reply, here's some more stuff:

  • Resistance loads (99.99999999% True Power types, such as Incandescent Lamps and Resistance Heaters] will have an almost unreadable change between 50 Hz and 60 Hz (the only change would fall in where the RMS Current and Voltage levels meet between the two frequencies) - RMS power might fall a bit shy on 60 HZ, as 50 Hz is a little closer to DC. These readings would be within the milliwatt range as viewed from a 1 KW driven load (guesstamation),
  • Induction Motors would run slightly faster at 60 HZ (Sync speed = 3600 RPMs at 60 HZ, whereas Sync speed = 3000 RPMs at 50 Hz],
  • Ballasted loads (Like HID's and Fluorescents), along with Transformer driven loads will experience changes in Voltage / Currents, Etc.,
  • Synchronous Motors - such as the ones that Paul mentioned, will be running at 3600 RPMs (or an equivalent fraction of 3600 RPMs), which will make clocks run fast and Record Players spin too fast - AKA "The Chipmunks Have Landed",
  • Brush type Commutator motors (other than Induction or Repulsion types) will run at about the same speed, especially if they are Series Motors.


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