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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by mitthrowaway2 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @12:37PM (#37310394)
That's sort of a chicken-and-egg problem. If residential three-phase electricity were commonplace, electricians would all happily handle it at their standard rates, your air conditioners and refrigerators would all be running on it.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by MichaelZuo on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @01:32PM (#37311173)
No? It clearly takes more training and has more liability since the consequences of a mistake are more serious. The average billable rate would inevitably be higher regardless.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by jrockway on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @01:51PM (#37311430)
What kinds of mistakes are harmless at 120V @ 100A vs 400V @ 30A?
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by rootusrootus on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:19PM (#37311776)
Touching 120V with dry skin is nearly always harmless. 240V is considerably more exciting.
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