Otter@lemmy.ca to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-23 days agoWorld Map of Mains Voltages and Frequencieslemmy.caimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squareKenny2999@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoI member the switch to 230v. There was a buzz and then nothing.
minus-squareTheoriginalthon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoWell the tolerance is +10% -6%, so that’s 253-216v
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI swear Australia just did it quietly. We could have done with that extra juice to charge our cars faster.
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoIIRC, they loosened the tolerance and lowered the nominal voltage from generators to be around 235, to provide more leeway for electricity fed in from domestic solar panels without tripping circuit breakers.
I member the switch to 230v. There was a buzz and then nothing.
Well the tolerance is +10% -6%, so that’s 253-216v
I swear Australia just did it quietly. We could have done with that extra juice to charge our cars faster.
IIRC, they loosened the tolerance and lowered the nominal voltage from generators to be around 235, to provide more leeway for electricity fed in from domestic solar panels without tripping circuit breakers.