RE: UK Voltage

["Keith Doxey" <lists.diyha@xxxxxxx>]

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Presumably because Johnny Foreigner cant/wont produce a well regulated mains supply

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Keith

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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Chasmer [mailto:robert.chasmer@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 18 March 2002 13:29
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] UK Voltage

Keith Doxey [mailto:lists.diyha@xxxxxxx] wrote:
>  The new standard is 230V +/- 10% which is 207- 253 volts.

Why did they not tighten or keep the threshold the same +/- 6%

230 @ 06%:  216.2v (0.94) <- 230.0v -> (1.06) 243.8v
230 @ 10%:  207.0v (0.90) <- 230.0v -> (1.10) 253.0v

> If we had changed to 230V then the lowest permitted voltage is
> BELOW what some equipment was designed to operate on and early
> electronic equipment with Linear power supplies could fail to
> work properly. Anything with a Switch Mode PSU should be OK.

230 @ 6% fits within 240 @ 10%, but instead we make the boundries
even wider, Doh!

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