... bit off-topic, but I have a question about power in the USA... On of my brothers is moving to Silicon Valley (he has a ... so 230V between phases. A big problem would be that USA electrickery is 60Hz frequency while UK electrickery is 50Hz. If the ... old! The nominal voltage for a single-phase mains supply in the USA used to be 117 Volts - this being the lowest voltage which ...
On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:24:06 +0100, Mike Harrison <nooze@merida.demon.co.uk> wrote: A big problem would be that USA electrickery is 60Hz frequency while UK electrickery is 50Hz. If the equipment works at all, things with motors, such as cassette decks, turntables may well run fast. Things with screens may not produce a stable image. Tuners etc. may not sync to broadcast signals....
...> wrote: Hello all, a bit off-topic, but I have a question about power in the USA... On of my brothers is moving to Silicon Valley (he has a 3 year work visa and his ..., each 115V with respect to earth, so 230V between phases. A big problem would be that USA electrickery is 60Hz frequency while UK electrickery is 50Hz. If the equipment works at all, things with motors, ...
...23:22: In article <j73hn5x3da.ln2@news.flash-gordon.me.uk>, Flash Gordon <spam@flash-gordon.me.uk> wrote: Hello all, a bit off-topic, but I have a question about power in the USA... <snip> I can do this for him. He will need to bring plugs/receptacles as ours are very different. It's also 60 HZ, not 50 HZ if this makes a difference. Already been checking what the ...
... wrote: Hello all, a bit off-topic, but I have a question about power in the USA... On of my brothers is moving to Silicon Valley (he has a 3 year work visa and..., do they have silicon chips and microfiche for supper in Silicon Valley? I am not an electrician but houses over here typically have both 110V and 220/240V feeds but the 220/240V feed ...
... wrote: Hello all, a bit off-topic, but I have a question about power in the USA... On of my brothers is moving to Silicon Valley (he has a 3 year work visa and ...-topic, do they have silicon chips and microfiche for supper in Silicon Valley? I am not an electrician but houses over here typically have both 110V and 220/240V feeds but the 220/240V feed is...
...Gordon wrote: Hello all, a bit off-topic, but I have a question about power in the USA... On of my brothers is moving to Silicon Valley (he has a 3 year work visa and ...on-topic, do they have silicon chips and microfiche for supper in Silicon Valley? I am not an electrician but houses over here typically have both 110V and 220/240V feeds but the 220/240V feed is...
In article <j73hn5x3da.ln2@news.flash-gordon.me.uk>, Flash Gordon <spam@flash-gordon.me.uk> wrote: Hello all, a bit off-topic, but I have a question about power in the USA... On of my brothers is moving to Silicon Valley (he has a 3 year work visa and his new company will sponsor him for a permanent work visa) and has a lot of expensive 220-240V Hi-Fi & AV equipment. One of ...
In article <gc5hn5xt1b.ln2@news.flash-gordon.me.uk>, Larry Green <larry.green@nospam.sympatico.ca> wrote: I am not an electrician but houses over here typically have both 110V and 220/240V feeds but the 220/240V feed is usually a two-phase supply (i.e. two lines of 110V) not a single phase supply like the UK. The 220/240V source is usually ONLY fed to washer/dryer units or ...
... Gordon wrote: Hello all, a bit off-topic, but I have a question about power in the USA... On of my brothers is moving to Silicon Valley (he has a 3 year work visa and his ... on-topic, do they have silicon chips and microfiche for supper in Silicon Valley? I am not an electrician but houses over here typically have both 110V and 220/240V feeds but the 220/240V feed is usually ...
