> >4.5% is reasonable, but Laurens said it would change from 220V to 330V, a
> >50% increase!
>
> Eh... Laurens wrote 230V (I just looked it up).
>
> But I thought the voltage was going to be increased to 240V. Anyway, this
> plan has been around for years, so manufacturers can make sure in advance
> their equipment will accept a higher current.
>
The voltage has already increased around 5 volts if I'm right. But
it is rather difficult to measure. Try measuring the mains, it will give
varying results over the day. A company I worked at had a mains voltage of
198 volt if all PC's were switched on...but this was a design error I
think... Sometimes the UPS switched on, even when there was no power outage.
> Does anyone know why the Dutch voltage is changing? Is it some kind of
> European standardisation procedure? (like the 0800 and 0900 phone numbers)
>
Like Alex wrote, yes. But I still can't plug my equipment in a
British socket...
Greetz,
Patrick
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