Richard Fish wrote: > On 8/3/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Well, the USA has the same coming in too. We have 220v to 240v coming >> in but that is split into different legs for the 110v to 120v stuff. > > No, we don't. We have ~120V between a 'hot' wire and neutral, and > 240V appliances work by using the two hot wires that are 180 degrees > out of phase with each other. > > Other countries actually have 240V between the hot and neutral wires, > regardless of how many hot wires actually come in. > > -Richard
But I can plug their 220v stuff in here too. I have seen the plugs here, Lowes I think. They are funny looking though. That said, having it 220 or 240v is more efficient. That is why they distribute power at higher voltages, sometimes as high as 500Kv. Dale :-) :-) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
