[GreenKeys] Australian Power cords.

[Doug Jackson]

We have a Mains Earth Neutral system (MEN).

Voltage is supplied between an active line and a neutral, with the neutral
also being earth bonded at the switchboard.

Pulling current from any pin to ground will trip a safety element called a
Residual Current Device (RCD) - That's what protects kids from sticking
forks into toasters..

We also have 415 volts available in domestic homes if they have all three
phases pulled into the house, measured between the phases.

Kindest regards,

Doug Jackson

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On Thu, 9 Jun 2022 at 10:50, ken Schwieker <ksweek at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Been wondering something about your power. If you
> measured from each pin to ground what would the
> reading be?  If at the mid point can you pull any
> current from one pin to ground?
>
> Ken S
>
>  >Yep,
>
>  >We have been 240v since the dawn of time, then
> the Europeans mucked around with a standard and now we are 230v.
>
>  >In typical Oz humor, we defined the voltage
> standard as being 230 V as the nominal voltage
> with a +10% to –6% variation at the point of supply, i.e., 253 V >to 216.2
> V.
>
>
>  >I had a mate of mine spend too much time in
> Europe and it made his brain go funny - He
> almost had a meltdown when I showed him the 240V from his >mains socket...
>
>  >Kindest regards,
>
>  >Doug Jackson
>
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