Americans are asleep, quickly upvote for the superior 220V or 230V/50Hz power system
4 years ago by hawq · 8 Likes · 3 comments · Fresh
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poisin_kat
· 4 years ago
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Finally an "Americans are asleep" that actually includes most of the Americas. I'm from Canada, can someone explain why our power system is inferior? I have literally never looked into this. The volts I can maybe understand as there being less of a flow of power (maybe? Not an electrician here), but what about the 50Hz vs 60Hz? Wouldn't 60 be more ideal?
scatmandingo
· 4 years ago
Its all debatable. American appliances that draw a lot of power like clothes dryers already use 220v. The reason we don’t just make everything 220 is twofold. First, you would have to increase the thickness of the cords that go from the wall to the device to deal with the higher voltage. The cords would be stiffer and it would use a lot more copper, which is expensive. The second reason is that you are more likely to shock yourself on a toaster or a lamp and than a clothes dryer so reduced voltage in the common devices means less ouchy when you do.
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strongsad
· 4 years ago
It's superior simply because anything American is stupid in many people's eyes. America is the world's punchline.
