[Gllug] OT: Merging UPS outputs

[Branden Faulls]

On Monday 22 August 2005 13:47, Chris Bell wrote:
> On Mon 22 Aug, Alain Williams wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 11:53:51AM +0100, David Damerell wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > They also tend to build their houses from wood whereas we build ours from
> > stone (brick).
>
>    An uncle who emigrated to the north of Canada explained that the
> temperature could vary +/- 50 degrees C per day, so brick cracked up. The
> chimney was often the only part of a building made of brick, and that
> needed to be replaced about every 3 years.
>

Yeah, and try living in a brick house in an earthquake prone city like San 
Francisco!

Branden Faulls

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