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Old 04-17-2007, 06:28 AM   #13
Ju52
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Originally Posted by K1W1
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'm working in a bigger IT area ... 180V is a theoretical minimum what you should get from the power lines. I never measured less 210Vin Germany.

If you have a static restistance R then the power is U * I = U * U / R. In practice an enginge sucks more current to deliver the needed power...
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