On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:19:36 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The problem here is that mechanical governors, on a
> good day, give you about 3% - 5% regulation.  For
> today's electronic devices, that's not very good.  At
> 60Hz, +/- 5% is 57Hz to 63Hz.  Your computer and other
> frequency sensitive devices aren't going to be happy. 
> They may very well work, but you're on the ragged
> edge.  Take that down to 50Hz and the window opens up
> even more.

Not so! Having been an electronic design engineer and designed power
supplies, I can state that the properly designed ones are not that
frequency sensitive. Even when iron-core transformers were the norm, a 57
to 63 Hz operating range was what was typically specified.

Nowadays, with switching mode power supplies, electronics are even less
sensitive to frequency of input. Witness my laptop's power supply, which
is spec'd for 100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz. It will probably be happy even
outside that frequency range.

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