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World Map of Mains Voltages and Frequencies (lemmy.ca)

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Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country

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[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's odd - all my life I've believed the UK was at 240v, yet here and in the article it says 230. My life has been a lie.

[–] Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was originally, but we changed to 230 to align with mainland countries. Some older substation equipment and warning labels still state 240 if you go looking

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Ah, thank you, that explains it 😁👍