England, 230V nominal

Or between 220 and 240V

Usually written as 220/240V

Probably where you got the 240V




Peter Cousens
cousens@biscit.biz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On
> Behalf Of dr. Imre Bartfai
> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 9:51 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [EE]: 3phase power in Europe/Asia
>
> Hi,
>
> I guess you did want to write 220V / 1 phase.
>
> Furthermore, here (in Hungary) the voltage levels had been as you
wrote.
> But a long time (10 years?) ago it has been changed to 230V / 400V
> respectively, due to European requirements. Needless to say, people
got
> stuck on telling 220V and they are completely perplexed if 230V is
said
> which is the real value. I guess whole Europe uses now 230V / 400V
(except
> England where the phase voltage is 240V I heard). I have seen a 230V /
> 220V transformer at an electronic vendor, it was told "to protect old
> precious devices such as tube amplifiers etc due to the potential
overload
> caused by that voltage increase".
>
> Here is my $0.02
>
> Imre
>

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