On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:59:28 -0600, Andy Asberry
wrote:

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:08:34 -0800, John Ammeter
wrote:

Why does everyone think the voltage is 110/220??

If that actually was the voltage you had in your house you'd be very
unhappy. The nominal voltage is 118/236 with a +/- 5% range so you can
see that 110/220 is actually outside the acceptable range.

John

I remember back in the fifties in vo-ag farm electrification class, it
was emphasized that you should make sure light bulbs were labeled for
120 volt. Perhaps prior to that they were rated 110 or 115? Maybe that
was the line voltage then. What is your take on it?

--Andy Asberry recommends NewsGuy--

Ontario rural electrification was 135 in the sixties. Urban bulbs
didn't last long if you were on a short line. This was done to make
sure there was a minimum 110 at the end of the line. Not every farm
had it's own transformer back then.

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