It's probably common knowledge on THIS forum that 120-240V indicates an autoranging power supply and 120/240V indicates there is a switch setting for one or the other. I'll bet the average consumer has no idea, though.
Jim Hulbert -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Robinson Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 10:20 AM To: emc-pstc Subject: Is this common knowledge - Electrical Ratings Happy Friday everyone I am asking a question that I already know the answer to, but I am trying to determine if it is common knowledge or if it was something that I picked up along the way and have always accepted as being true. If you were to see a product with a marked electrical rating of 120/240 V and another product with a marked rating of 120-240V, what would be the difference between these two products? Would a user or operator need to do anything special with one or both of these products to use it at 120V or 240V? Thanks, Kevin Robinson OSHA - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
