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Makita 230 mm angle grinder: 110 V or 240 V

Updated: October 2026

You are looking at two Makita cartons that both seem to say 230, and one of them will not run from the socket beside the back door. A Makita 230 mm angle grinder 110V or 240V choice is a supply choice. The 230 mm part is the disc. The 110 V or 240 V part is the lead and the transformer. The only 110 V title is the GA9050/1 at £129.50. The 240 V title is the GA9020/2 at £107.99. None of them prints BS 1363. The [Makita angle grinder 230 comparison](/hub/tools/makita-angle-grinder-230) shows the rows. This page says which socket, or which transformer, each title belongs on.

You are looking at two Makita cartons that both seem to say 230, and one of them will not run from the socket beside the back door. A Makita 230 mm angle grinder 110V or 240V choice is a supply choice.

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Makita Makita GA9050R

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Makita Makita GA9050R
6.1/10about £78.52
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Makita Makita GA9020/2

Rank 2

Makita Makita GA9020/2
9.1/10about £107.99
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Makita Makita GA9050/1

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Makita Makita GA9050/1
5.2/10about £129.50
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On this page
  1. 1.230 mm is not 230 V
  2. 2.The GA9050/1 and the 24 V row
  3. 3.What HSE asks for on site
  4. 4.The 240 V title and the Euro-plug reviews

230 mm is not 230 V

A 230 mm disc is the large cutting class. A 230 V figure is a mains voltage. UK domestic mains are nominally 230 V, and a 240 V title here is the domestic claim. Hilti’s UK buying guide says 110 V or 230 V does not, by itself, change how the disc cuts. It changes the supply, and what happens if the lead is damaged. Read the title before the spec table. The GA9020/2 title says 240 V and the row says 220 V. The GA9050R row prints 230 with no unit word, and the title is silent. The GA038GZ07 says 40 V, a battery platform, not a third mains option. That body goes to the corded or XGT page. If the title and the row disagree, the title is the claim you test.

The GA9050/1 and the 24 V row

The GA9050/1, ASIN B006BRF01U, is the only title that says 110 V. The item-type line repeats 110 V and 2,000 W, at £129.50. The spec table prints 24 volts and 2 watts. Those cells fight the title. They are not a 24 V tool and they are not a 2 W motor. Reviews match the title. A UK review says you fit the plug from the instructions. German and Spanish reviews say it arrived without a plug. One UK review says the bearings failed after two days. The star line is 3.9 from 11. You buy this ASIN when the site supply is already 110 V and a competent person fits the plug. You do not buy it for a 13 A socket.
Makita Makita GA9050R

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Makita Makita GA9050R
6.1/10about £78.52
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What HSE asks for on site

HSE says portable tools on site should be cordless or 110 V from a centre-tapped transformer, so voltage to earth stays at or below 55 V. That is why a 110 V GA9050 sits beside a 240 V GA9020. A centre-tapped supply is not a travel adaptor, and reviews of the GA9050/1 say it cannot be used on a 230 V socket. A 230 V tool on site still needs a look-over each shift, a weekly inspection, a monthly combined test and a 30 mA RCD. This page does not size a transformer. Disc fitting stays on the how to use page.

The 240 V title and the Euro-plug reviews

The GA9020/2 is the domestic title: 240 V, 230 mm, £107.99, 2,200 W and 6,600 rpm, with 4.6 from 874. Electrical Safety First expects a UK 3-pin plug. This description does not say BS 1363. UK reviews, more than one of them, say a Euro two-pin plug was fitted, including on a replacement. A 240 V title is the voltage claim, not the plug in the bag. If a Euro plug arrives, a competent person fits a UK plug. Do not use a shaver adaptor. The GA9050R prints 230 without a unit and does not say 240 V or 110 V in the title. For a house socket, the GA9020/2 is the title that says 240 V, if you accept the Euro-plug reviews. For a site transformer, the GA9050/1 is the title that says 110 V.

Common questions

Can the GA9050/1 go into a normal UK socket?
No. The title says 110 V. Reviews say the tool arrived without a plug, and they say the label is 110 V, so it is not a 13 A domestic grinder. It belongs on a 110 V centre-tapped supply after a competent person fits the plug. Putting it into a wall socket because the disc is 230 mm confuses the disc with the voltage.
Why does its spec table say 24 V?
The spec table prints 24 volts and 2 watts. The title, the item type and the included-components line say 110 V and 2,000 W. The 24 V cell fights the title, so you do not buy a 24 V supply for it and you do not treat 2 W as the motor. The reviews talk about 110 V and a missing plug, which follows the title.
What is a centre-tapped 110 V supply?
HSE describes site tools as cordless or 110 V from a centre-tapped transformer, so the voltage to earth does not exceed 55 V. That is a construction supply, not a US 110 V socket and not a 230 V wall outlet with an adaptor. This page does not give a transformer size. If the site supply is not already there, a competent person designs it.
Does a 240 V title mean a UK 3-pin plug is fitted?
No. Electrical Safety First expects a UK 3-pin plug, and a 240 V title is the voltage claim. The GA9020/2 description does not say BS 1363. UK reviews of that ASIN report a fitted Euro two-pin plug, including on a replacement. You check the plug that arrives. You do not infer it from the voltage in the title or from a photo of a yellow lead.
What did UK reviewers of the GA9020/2 say about the plug?
They said a Euro two-pin plug was fitted and that the description had not said so. The comment appears on more than one UK delivery, including a replacement. That is the limit on using this 240 V listing as a ready-for-a-UK-socket tool. The same reviews still describe it cutting paving and concrete once the supply was sorted.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are from the six amazon.co.uk listings scored on 21 October 2026. HSE rules apply at work. They are not a certificate for a domestic tool, and a declared vibration figure is not a daily dose.

  1. Makita UK, GA9020 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. Makita UK, GA9050 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. Makita UK, GA038G (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. GA9050 manual (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. HSE, construction electricity (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. HSE, HSG17 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. OPSS, PSA5 toothed blades (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. Screwfix, angle grinder buying guide (retrieved 21 October 2026)