"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
> wb wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> When I was a kid in the 60's I distinctly remember measuring the
>> line voltage at the wall sockets with my Simpson 260 and it measured
117
>> - 120 volts AC. I measure pretty much the same where I am now. Line
>> voltages vary from place to place. the voltages have been called 120,
>> 115, 117 and 110 in my lifetime.
>
> The 'official US voltage is 120V.
>
>> 220 has been called 220, 230 and 240.
>
> No.
>
> In mainland Europe the mains was typically 220V and in the UK it was
240V.
>
> For 'EU harmonsation reasons' it's been decided to call it 230V although
> it
> may now measure a nominal 220, 230 or 240V since few places have
actually
> changed anything ! Where I live it actually measures 250V.
>
> Graham
>
You must live close to a substation's secondary. Voltage Harmonisation
levels are legal entities. How often do your 230V tungsten lamps die? Can
you not sue the Board for device-failure costs if your single-phase busbar
exceeds 6% of the advertised 230V, ie, when reaching 244V or more?
Jim
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