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amit_er1981
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Transformer Question

05/24/2010 11:54 AM

why in usa use 60hz and 110v?
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Re: transformer

05/24/2010 11:58 AM

The real question is - why isn't the rest of the world following the USA?

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Re: Transformer Question

05/24/2010 12:45 PM

Read history of AC voltage and frquency.
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Re: Transformer Question

05/24/2010 12:46 PM

There are lots of theories, but I don't think anybody truly knows the whole story. I suspect it somehow involved impressing a woman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_frequency
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Re: Transformer Question

05/24/2010 7:59 PM

I think this is the most often asked question in this forum, just above the "factors of 11" one.

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