At 03:47 AM 14/02/2012, you wrote: >I remember it being 50vac to 55vac, hence... >- north american electricity (and other countries - long detailed=20 >stories) was originally 55 and 55 round a centre ground (long gone) I understand that they still use that ('that' being 55VAC with a=20 centre ground in UK construction sites, for safety reasons (workers standing in water, etc.). Eg. http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/safety-site-transformers/2604317/ Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .