[Gllug] OT: European Power

[Chris Bell]

On Tue 26 Aug, andy at mac1systems.com wrote:
> 

> 
> I think we are all going 230v soon anyway, resulting in considerable
> reduction in the life of bulbs and other devices designed to run at 240v!!
> 
> Andy


   Tungsten Filament lamps should be slightly dimmer but last longer,
electric motors will appear less powerful, and most other devices will
compensate by taking more current which will add slightly to the current
loading on wiring, but there will be very few items which will die sooner
(all I can think of would be the carbon brushes in electric motors
struggling to do the same amount of work with less volts, and perhaps
electrical switchgear).


-- 
Chris Bell


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