> 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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