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Old 04-16-2007, 04:43 AM   #9
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Hi,

The US is a whole different ball game.

From what I remember you can get up to 100 Amps of Single Phase, 220V is often referred to as Two Phase.

Your best bet would be to ask a few marinas where you pans to cruise to get an idea of what they offer. Tell them you want to book a berth when you are in the area and you are checking the facilities.

Originally By Ju52:

"The energy companies are happy if you use more power. So in europe the acceptable voltage is between 180 and 240 volts. Mostly you get the 240 because the used energy depends from the square of the voltage and so you pay more to the companies. :-("

I would be very surprised if the Energy Companies could supply you in Germany or anywhere else in Europe at 180V ( 311V 3 Phase)a lot of Under voltage protection devices would be tripped well before this and there would be a lot of blown fuses and or damage in and to appliances drawing much more current than they are designed to do. When Voltage Drops Current rises and vice versa.

I stick by what I said about 400 being the norm here in Europe( I am in Germany), I just measured two single phase sockets 1 in my Office and 1 in a workshop using a recently re calibrated Fluke 87 DMM.I found 230.4 in the office and 230.9 in the workshop proving the info I posted earlier 400/1.732 =230.94
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