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The real reason why North America uses 120v instead of 240v.

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BrianHG:
If you wanted to know, here is why...

IanB:
Not to be picky or anything, but as per the video title and meter displayed in the thumbnail, North America uses 120 V, not 110 V...

BrianHG:

--- Quote from: IanB on November 24, 2022, 06:37:23 pm ---Not to be picky or anything, but as per the video title and meter displayed in the thumbnail, North America uses 120 V, not 110 V...

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I changed it, happy?
BTW, it used to be 110v and since it is a historical video...

MikeK:
Do countries that use 240V have two out-of-phase 120V lines (like the US actually has), or do they just have a single 240V line?

Gyro:
A single 230-240V Line and a Neutral.

Edit: That's unless you want to get into 3-phase supplies (typically not domestic, at least, not in the UK).

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