Comment on Why are plug sockets region locked?

• boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Same in Europe. 240V and 380V.

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  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There’s a difference between the madness of 'Murica and having single phase and three-phase power in an installation

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  • greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Never seen 380v in a residential setting. I know theres a circuit for it in my building for the elevator.

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    • fullsquare@awful.systems ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      the entire point of three phase circuit is that you can split it into single phase circuits without using too much wire. usually block will be wired so that 1/3 of flats is connected to one phase, but if you need to power big loads like ag tools or something like concrete mixer three phase supply can be done (415V these days, there’s upward shift in voltage)

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    • Successful_Try543@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Usually in normal households, the electric stove is connected (hard wired) to all three phases (while the individual heating elements use only 230 V) to distribute it’s load.
      Some people may use three-phase connectors for heavy duty tools, such as welding machines, electric saws or log splitters.

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• fullsquare@awful.systems ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  blame edison for that

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  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    He really was a dickhead

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• kboos1@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t think you know what you’re talking about. Lots of countries split voltages in just every single building because it’s expensive not to.

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  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Well fuck me, I guess being in the electrical industry for a quarter of a century doesn’t carry any weight, oh internet expert

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    • kboos1@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Also 25 years in the electrical industry wiring and running conduit for 25 years while working through night school to become a PE. Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. Good luck to you bud

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