That is not right.
Here is a document that has the ANSI standards listed:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=19&ved=0ahUKEwj2gIyDwO3QAhUBViYKHQTcCJMQFgiBATAS&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pge.com%2Fincludes%2Fdocs%2Fpdfs%2Fmybusiness%2Fcustomerservice%2Fenergystatus%2Fpowerquality%2Fvoltage_tolerance.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGhod1MCjzL3le3LggPui0FNTuVpA&sig2=M8qq2Gx-qQ9U7vMinVPcJw&bvm=bv.141320020,d.eWE
73, Merry Christmas
Jim W7RY/0
-----Original Message-----
From: RCM
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2016 2:37 PM
To: Gary Smith
Cc: AMPS submit
Subject: Re: [Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 168, Issue 55
> On Dec 11, 2016, at 15:24, Gary Smith via Amps <amps@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> I would first talk to my local electric utility and ask them why you have 257
> Vac in your house. Other may comment, I do believe that number is good way to
> let the smoke out of a lot of your household electrical goods.
>
> Fwiw, my house 220 voltage is 242 Vac.
>
> Gary...wa6fgi
One night, years ago, running the homebrew “Henry” saw the plate voltage meter
against the peg at 4000.
They told me it was within 10% tolerance. 240 x 1.1= 264.
Walmart light bulbs would last a day.
Found a box of 130 volters in the electric parts store.
Today, CFL’s and LED’s seem to hold up.
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