Re: How is typical home computer used today?

[berenger.morel@neutralite.org]

Le 15.12.2014 15:22, Tony van der Hoff a écrit :
> On 15/12/14 14:30, berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
> > Le 14.12.2014 22:48, mourik jan heupink - merit a écrit :
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > berenger.morel writes:
> > > > In France, the electric network provide 220V to everyone.
> > > Are you sure? Starting from 2000 or so, the whole of europe has
> > > gradually changed to 230v, as a compromise between UK (240v) and 
> > > the
> > > rest of europe (220v).
> > >
> > > MJ
> >
> > I am not sure. But, how old is this reform? I have used voltmeters 
> > more
> > than once, and have always read 220V. But, I have not had to find
> > failures in an installation since at least few years, maybe 5-6 
> > (which
> > is a long time when you still are not 30 years old, so I'm not sure
> > about how many years exactly I did not had to check).
> The change was agreed by the Council of Europe in 1989, with a 
> 15-year
> implementation time.
>
> A reading of 220V on a nominal 230V +/- 6% (i.e 216.2 .. 243.8) is 
> quite
> legitimate, and even to be expected

I can also read this:

> In practice, this allows countries to continue to supply the same 
> voltage (220 or 240 V)

In other words: yet another useless rule. I love bureaucracy.