Hoover dam in Arizona was originally built for 50 Hz.  During the mid
30's it and California switched to 60 Hz.  There was a depression era
work program training people to alter clocks for the new frequency.
Unfortunately the training was so specific they had nothing to do after
the switch was complete.

Sherpa Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Glenn [mailto:picxpert@COGECO.CA]
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 11:51 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OT]: What is the voltage in your country?
>
>
> When was Ontario 25 cycles? I thought that North America was
> 110-120V, 60Hz
> ever since Westinghouse / Tesla won out over Edison for Niagara Falls.
>
> (Incidentally, I'm measuring 135V out of the wall, but I've
> got a big-a**
> transformer in the front yard)
>
> -Randy Glenn
>
> Measure twice, cut once, curse, discard. Repeat.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Walter Banks
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 1:22 PM
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> Subject: Re: [PICLIST] [OT]: What is the voltage in your country?
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>
> > (posted from Australia - 220V country)
> > (posted from Canada - 110V country)
> Actually a 117v  60 cycles country :) Ontario used to be 25 cycles
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