[Gllug] OT: Merging UPS outputs

[Peter Childs]

Alain Williams wrote:

>On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 11:53:51AM +0100, David Damerell wrote:
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>>On Sunday, 21 Aug 2005, Chris Hunter wrote:
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>>>David Damerell wrote:
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>>>>On Thursday, 18 Aug 2005, Richard Jones wrote:
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>>>>>Why do we run 240 VAC through our houses anyway?  Surely all of these
>>>>>transformers and regulators must waste huge amounts of energy.
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>>>>Er, what would you suggest instead?
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>>>55 Volts either side of earth is quite reasonable (like site power 
>>>tools, and much of the Americas).  It's generally much safer,
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>>Except for the persistent fire problems the Yanks have with greater
>>heating in domestic wiring.
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>They also tend to build their houses from wood whereas we build ours from stone (brick).
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    Which brings us to the story of the three little pigs. Which my baby
daughter will probably get tonight.....
   
Peter Childs
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