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IEC 60038
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IEC 60038
set of standard voltages
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#5758: Why Your Outlet Is 120 Volts and Europe's Is 230
The US isn't really a 120-volt country — it's 120/240 split-phase. Here's the engineering logic behind the numbers on your panel.
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Oct 7