Otter@lemmy.ca to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 months agoWorld Map of Mains Voltages and Frequencieslemmy.caimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1179file-text
arrow-up1179imageWorld Map of Mains Voltages and Frequencieslemmy.caOtter@lemmy.ca to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoThat’s odd - all my life I’ve believed the UK was at 240v, yet here and in the article it says 230. My life has been a lie.
minus-squareBenchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoIt was originally, but we changed to 230 to align with mainland countries. Some older substation equipment and warning labels still state 240 if you go looking
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAh, thank you, that explains it 😁👍
That’s odd - all my life I’ve believed the UK was at 240v, yet here and in the article it says 230. My life has been a lie.
It was originally, but we changed to 230 to align with mainland countries. Some older substation equipment and warning labels still state 240 if you go looking
Ah, thank you, that explains it 😁👍