ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade Non-US Electrical Systems & Trades 60Hz Equipment Plugged into 50Hz

I worked at a remote site with 240VAC 60Hz supply. Lights & heaters-no problems, anything that relied on the mains for syncronisation i.e. clocks in microwaves, alarm clocks, the clocks run 20% faster than 50 Hz. Some fridge compressors didn't like it either.