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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by housemusicfan on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @06:42PM (#37315110)
BS1363 are comically oversized because they contain internal fuses, due in part to the strange ring main design, itself a vestige of WWII copper shortages.
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