Using 110-120 volt outlets for 220-240 is downright stupidity IMO. I sold a monitor to a store to replece one that had been plugged into 220 volts. Was simply not feasable to repair the old one economically enough.
For my wiring, I use 12/2 W ground for outlet runs, except for two that I am running 10/2 W ground. I use 14/2 W ground for lighting circuits, and only 15 amp breakers. I use 20 amp breakers for the outlet wiring. I also recall in germany, we had 230 volts, but outlets were big round 2 prong if I recall right. That was in 1956. We had to use transformers to step down to 110-120 volts. I recall the washing machine ran a bit slow, but did work. But it was 50 Hz, rather than 60 as we use in the USA. There is no good reason to use the wrong type of outlets. Saving a few cents often means paying more for errors like plugging a 110 volt item into 220 volts. does a number really fast. Undersized wire can get hot and cause a fire, and it also drops the voltage. My dad found out that with a mobile home he had. Going to a larger supply wire/cable cleared up some problems he had. Anyway, maybe best to end this topic, as it is a bit off topic... Wayne WA2YNE On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:38:37 -0500, Ron Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wayne, > > I've seen some shotty wiring also. Scares you sometimes thinking what > can happen especially if the wire used is too small. > > One note is from the Philipenes. There they use, as many other > countries do, 220 VAC, but use the same 110 outlet we use here in the > US. My wife is from there and we sent a TV/VCR to her family with a 220 > to 110 converter which worked well. Then the converter went bad so they > simply plugged the TV into their outlet. Next they were asking about > parts for it and where to buy. I told them forget it for it was in > house part numbers and little chance of finding them. > > 73, ron, n9ee/r > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
