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minus-square@BastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink16•6 months agoI feel like the US has a very strong resistance to change regarding standards. The 110v for example used to be the norme in France, but they changed it to 220v in the 50’ and then 230v in the 90’. Same thing for the plugs, the paper size, the measurement system …
minus-square@mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoWhile the US system gets called 110/220, my house actually puts out ~242v. Right now I have a smart plug saying 121.5v. And since you mentioned the word “plugs”, here are our 220 15a and 20a outlets.
minus-square@p1mrx@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink3•6 months ago120/240 is the nominal voltage in North America. 110/220 is archaic/colloquial/wrong.
minus-square@AA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•6 months agoAnd the standard includes a plus or minus that I don’t remember: it’s unreasonable to expect an exact voltage and everything is built with that in mind
I feel like the US has a very strong resistance to change regarding standards.
The 110v for example used to be the norme in France, but they changed it to 220v in the 50’ and then 230v in the 90’.
Same thing for the plugs, the paper size, the measurement system …
While the US system gets called 110/220, my house actually puts out ~242v. Right now I have a smart plug saying 121.5v.
And since you mentioned the word “plugs”, here are our 220 15a and 20a outlets.
120/240 is the nominal voltage in North America. 110/220 is archaic/colloquial/wrong.
And the standard includes a plus or minus that I don’t remember: it’s unreasonable to expect an exact voltage and everything is built with that in mind