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Can portable Air Conditioning units be purchase en masse to help alleviate the heat situation in Europe? I understand [View all]
that U.S. units use a different electrical system (110-120 V and 60 Hz), but couldn't step down transformers be used? I doubt there are enough European made systems presently in existence for immediate use in this present emergency, but could U.S. units be purchased? Is the 60 Hz (U.S.) vs. 50 Hz (Europe) an insurmountable issue?
In any case, Europe needs AC and they need it now. Their governments need to step up to the plate here and keep, or get, their priorities straight.
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