[Gllug] OT: Merging UPS outputs

[David Damerell]

On Sunday, 21 Aug 2005, Chris Hunter wrote:
>David Damerell wrote:
>>On Thursday, 18 Aug 2005, Richard Jones wrote:
>>>Why do we run 240 VAC through our houses anyway?  Surely all of these
>>>transformers and regulators must waste huge amounts of energy.
>>Er, what would you suggest instead?
>55 Volts either side of earth is quite reasonable (like site power 
>tools, and much of the Americas).  It's generally much safer,

Except for the persistent fire problems the Yanks have with greater
heating in domestic wiring.

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