mikescooling
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So were having power issues, with a growing population using more power. Then the ever popular coal vs nuke power plant debate. This thread is asking, why don't we start switching everything to 240v? Why or why not?
Nobody changes things for the sake of changing them. You misunderstand electrical transmission if you think converting to 240v will make any difference.
Also, things that need 240v already get it.
To those angry posts, you know 240v uses about 1/2 the power of 120v. You could then change over the outlets and start buying 240v stuff. The only thing in life that is constant is change.
To those angry posts, you know 240v uses about 1/2 the power of 120v. You could then change over the outlets and start buying 240v stuff. The only thing in life that is constant is change.
To those angry posts, you know 240v uses about 1/2 the power of 120v. You could then change over the outlets and start buying 240v stuff. The only thing in life that is constant is change.
so I am not getting the half the power statement
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The power company doesn't save any money switching you to 240v,
Safety is also a concern. I've "tickled" myself a number of times over my 60+ years (most in the first 30) on 120V mains. Not sure I'd still be here if the houses I grew up in had 240 in all the outlets.
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Safety is also a concern. I've "tickled" myself a number of times over my 60+ years (most in the first 30) on 120V mains. Not sure I'd still be here if the houses I grew up in had 240 in all the outlets.
I've been hit by 25 thousand volt charges thousands of times in my life, no damage done.
Voltage doesn't kill, current does. Large current doesn't usually kill, either. It's a specific range of tiny current that you need to worry about. The lethal current is between 100 and 200 milliamps.
but are we getting Lincoln welders in our kitchens?!?
you made Bob angry.
Bobs last name ain't Miller, is that it?
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Because Thomas Edison said so in 1880.
if it was up to Edison we would be using DC, George Westinghouse/Nikola Tesla gave us AC
Beat me to it! Silly Edison and his one generator station per 4 city block system. What a guy.
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Pretty sure it is the other way around.
And if the "switch" was made, all of the America's would have to change as well, No ?
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