Otter@lemmy.ca to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 month agoWorld Map of Mains Voltages and Frequencieslemmy.caimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squareKenny2999@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoI member the switch to 230v. There was a buzz and then nothing.
minus-squareTheoriginalthon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoWell the tolerance is +10% -6%, so that’s 253-216v
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI swear Australia just did it quietly. We could have done with that extra juice to charge our cars faster.
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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.