The power supply setting depends on the machine (tuning and such). If you run it wrong, you will tear up the skin and/or scar them. Dont tattoo anyone until you learn how to use your machine properly. Dont wing it...its not as easy as it looks..and the marks are forever.
Yes, you would typically need a transformer to step up the voltage from 480 volts to 575 volts in order to safely run a machine that requires 575 volts. Operating the machine at a lower voltage than specified can lead to performance issues and potential damage.
Yes, but the 600 volts would have to be transformed down to 480 volts. Direct connection to the motor with 600 volts would overheat the motor to destruction.
Four D batteries in series produce nominally 6 volts (1.5 volts per cell). A 12-volt supply may damage the machine built to run on 6 volts.
When you get a tattoo, you run the risk of contracting
Absolutely, dunk your whole machine in bleach and water while it's hooked up to the clip cord, then run your machine for 30 seconds while still in the bleach solution. Congrats on starting your exciting new career as a tattoo artist.
You should run your machine between anywhere from 4 - 6 Volts, but there are other variables that come into play when it comes to the smooth running of your machine. You will want to of course make sure that your armature bar/rear spring is properly adjusted for lining, make sure that there is clean contact with your front spring to the contact screw and sand the front spring with a metal grade sandpaper if need be. It's better to have a digital power supply, as this will allow you to more precisely set the voltage of your machine.
12 volts
Yes, if the appliance was designed to run on 210 to 240 volts.
A tattoo machine's speed is so very widely variable that an estimate would do no good. You could use a weak coil machine with a lot of spring tension on a low power source and it will go really slow. But say you use a double contact liner at high power and it goes fast. Even a single machine can be a slow shader or a fast liner. You'll never find a straight up answer, sorry.
The machine used for shading should be the one set up with the longest front spring as well as armature bar. Set the contact point gap at about a nickel's width for shading, a dime's width for lining. Run the tattoo machine for shading slightly slower. Don't go bigger than a five mag for beginners. Use it like a brush.
14 volts