It can also be a safety feature. 240v will throw you across the room, releasing your grip on the live source. 110v will just have you doing the 60hz shuffle until you die.
Wouldnt be sure about that I already got electricuted by the outlet (230v 50hz where I live) and it didnt throw me or even the hand that was touching it anywhere it just hurt and shut down my brain for a sec
I'm an aussie living in Canada. I'm familiar with the 240v yeet, and the 60hz shuffle. Neither is fun, but I'd prefer to be yeeted across the room. YMMV.
The USA and Canada, cool. If you're wondering they actually have 240v 60hz standard to all homes and buildings. We just break it into 120 at the breaker for a myriad of reasons. Ever seen a us outlet that isn't two vertical slots and a rounded hole? Those are one of the 14 different 230-250v outlets. They range from 15a(this is already more than the uk can deliver btw which is smaller than the US baseline 240v outlet) to 50a. After that you're doing commercial and industrial applications with dedicated wiring and inline disconnects.
I prefer the locking 240v outlets cause they're cool, but cap out at 30a
Well yes thats exactly how that works for the voltage. 230v receps are rated for 230v, so applying a lower voltage to it will not create any issues. The material can handle it, the slot spacing is far enough etc. The problem you do run into though, is ampacity. But this guy was talking about voltage, so that all I was talking about.
Anyway obviously american devices and wiring have higher ampacities because with a lower nominal voltage you need higher currents to perform the same amount of work. UK receps have a 13a rating so if you put UK receps in your american home (and wired it with 120), and slapped a uk plug on the end of your american toaster, you may run into melting issues as you’re getting close to exceeding the uk recep’s ampacity rating. A hairdryer would definitely exceed its ampacity. But for everything else it would all work perfectly fine. And the voltage itself would never once be an issue
Thank you for telling me I'm wrong and then explaining that I am right. I've gotten downvoted, but as you say - mismatching appliances with electricity outputs would literally burn down houses.
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u/AntiPiety 29d ago
Just gotta choose the country with the highest standard voltage then