"Max Power" wrote in message
news:dnnkn6$bpd$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
> NZ current is 230v - 240v?
> I though the rest of the world had settled on 220v exactly.
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> Considering the state of wiring in older NZ homes (pre-1980), I would have
> thought that 220v would have been mandatory.
> California in the US went from 120 v to 115 v state-wide -- but the
> US-Canada standard is 110 v nominal.
>
> EUROPE : 50 HZ by law.
> N-America : 60 HZ by custom. NAFTA did not make 60 HZ mandatory by
> treaty.
> Asia, Africa: AAAaach! Power reliability is the issue.
>
> Peak Effective Power (PEP) for 120/60 and 220/50 if different because of
> the PEP equation.
> PEP is important for NON-DC power systems.
New Zealand has always had that little bit extra.
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