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Re: Power cut problem or more X10 woes?
- To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
- Subject: Re: Power cut problem or more X10 woes?
- From: "mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 11:18:20 -0000
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--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "David Buckley" <db@e...> wrote:
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, <mailinglists@v...> wrote:
> > Funny you should say that, I thought that the mains voltage was
> now 230V,
> > after euro harmonisation.
>
> The Eurovolt is a political thing at the mo; no-one has actually
> changed their supply voltages. But all of Europe has a nominal
230V
> supply. The view is that over a period of time mains voltages will
> align with a genuine 230v supply. But maybe not in our lifetimes.
>
> The eurovolt is 230V nominal, but the tolerance is wide, I think
its
> plus or minus 10%. So 243V is comfortably OK. So is 210v.
The tolerance isn't quite that wide (or quite that symettrical).
The "eurovolt" standard (good term!) is 230V +10%, -6%
Hence, anything in a range 216.2v to 253v is OK, but 210v is too low.
Regards,
Mark
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