I have to add to this subject.. Yes line voltages have gone up way up and like Tom said hard on gear that was designed for older lower line voltages.. Here in Alberta I have see my AC for my amplifiers, what was called 220 VAC, now measure at 249 volts.. I have seen tube filaments that are rated for 5 volts now get hit with 8 and 9 volts!! Luckily the filament transformer is a seperate one and I put resistors in the lower current primary connections.. Great for the HV plate voltage !! Skip

Skip MacAulay
VE6BGT

On Thu., Feb. 20, 2025, 5:57 p.m. Tom Hunter, <tomhenryhunter@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, Steve. Line voltage has changed. It started out as 110 Volts.
Went up to 115 or 117 volts. And can now be as high as 124 volts.
That can be death to old equipment! Ask me how I know.

Tom N3CRK
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