Motor based appliances are not fixed resistances. As the voltage goes down
the current goes up to achieve the same horsepower and the same RPM

"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
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In article ,
Tim Thomson wrote:

As a matter of fact would his metor not run less with some things like
his
fridge, vacuum, hair dryer, washing machine, dish washer, etc. What makes
a
power metor spin? If voltage goes up does the amp draw go down?

Are you familiar with "Ohm's Law"?

If the _resistance_ is a fixed value, guess what happens to the current
(amps)
when the voltage goes up.