Electrical Question : Running a Giesemann t5 fixture in the USA rated 220v 50hz

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Hello, I'm going back to T5 and ordered a new Giesemann Matrixx t5 fixture that is rated at 220v 50hz. I have not problem running a 220v line to the light, but I know power in the USA is 60HZ which I hear can cause damage to European electronics rated at 50hz. I found this inverter on Amazon and wondering if something like this would work?

amazon links wont work on here so the item number is B0D3TMPM6T


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Hello, I'm going back to T5 and ordered a new Giesemann Matrixx t5 fixture that is rated at 220v 50hz. I have not problem running a 220v line to the light, but I know power in the USA is 60HZ which I hear can cause damage to European electronics rated at 50hz. I found this inverter on Amazon and wondering if something like this would work?

amazon links wont work on here so the item number is B0D3TMPM6T


t5 light.jpg
I can’t see your inverter but people use simple 110 to 220 converters all the time
And vice versa. I would talk to the company that make it
 

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