![]() The correct outlets look very different depending on the voltage. I'm guessing North America, since that's the main market with this combination of voltages.) (This depends a bit on what country you're in. But even if you somehow have a single wire with 220V to ground, if you were to wire that up, the device could melt, short circuit, burn, and just generally be a major safety hazard. But 110V outlets only have a connection for one hot you really don't want to be putting that extra hot on the neutral or ground connections of a 110V outlet because very bad things will happen. In particular, 220V is usually accomplished in the US using two hot wires, a neutral, and a ground. ![]() It's definitely a bad idea to wire a 110V outlet with 220V. If anything goes wrong because of those differences it'll be your fault just because you used a part with the wrong voltage rating. It's unlikely that you actually face a situation where these differences cause problems in any reasonable scenario but possibility still exists. Outlet parts made of non-conductive materials must be made thicker to account for higher voltage. This also implies that the smallest possible outlet must also be larger. Distance between any parts which are not electrically connected must also be larger. Both must be designed for higher voltages.ĭistance between the outer surface of the outlet and the closest contact parts and stripped wires and screws or other parts holding those wires must be larger. Another is a number of parts made of non-conductive materials - plastic or ceramics. ![]() ![]() One is a number of air gaps between various parts. In an outlet you have two kinds of insulation. As voltage increases better insulation is needed. Obviously the difference is that the two are designed for different voltages. ![]()
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