ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 17:27:37 -0700 (PDT), Roger Parsons <ve3zi@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>(1) When it became clear, probably close to 100 years ago, that 120V was too
>low a voltage to efficiently power room (or tubes with handles) heaters and
>similar equipment, why did North America not follow the rest of the world and
>move to a 230V system? That is, a 3 wire 230V AC service.
REPLY:
Good question. I wonder what the accidental electrocution rate is in
countries using 230 V.
73, Bill W6WRT
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