"Kevin Aylward" wrote in message
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Paul Burridge wrote:
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:27:45 +0000, Pooh Bear
wrote:

No European countries run on 230V to the best of my knowledge.

British mains electricity used to be 240V, until the EU spit!
'harmonised' the level across EUrope to 230V. Unless of course, you
know better....

I do. The UK is still 240. They didn't change the voltage, only what
they said the voltage was. Its a Yes-Minister one.
It has changed a _little_ in some places. The switch was from 240v, with
tighter +/- margins, to 230v, with larger margins. The margin allowed, was
large enough, to include a normally set up 240v, or 220v system in a
country. However some areas of the network were outside these margins, and
have gradually been replaced, and on new areas, the tap change voltages,
are now designed to be closer to 230v, than 240v.
If you have incoming power monitoring equipment, you will find that
typically the voltage has fallen by a couple of volts over the last few
years.

Best Wishes