[USMA:20299] Re: North korea

[kilopascal]

2002-06-01   No, Just North and Central America and the Northern part of South America.  The rest have 400/240 V.   John   ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Friday, 2002-05-31 22:48 Subject: [USMA:20296] Re: North korea In a message dated 2002-05-31 20:16:18 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: this shows who has the best tecnical solution! us plugs don't have grounding, do they? Many do except for small items like lamps, clocks, etc. 240v allows for smaller wires (double voltage = half amperage, usually) but it's more dangerous. 120v is the standard in all of North and South America, not just the USA.  I think also in a few other countries. Carleton