On Sun, 11 Sep 2016 11:00:01 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

You mentioned something about lowering the voltage from about 250 to 240
volts. Have you checked to see if the voltage is still around 240 ?

It is.

historyWestern Australia's grid voltage was 254(+/-6%) as a result
of the move from 40hz to 50Hz a long time back. Actually the single
phase voltage was never *defined*, rather it was 440V phase-phase
(3-phase system).

Although it was/is not interconnected with the eastern states' grid
(which was 240V as far back as the landing or the Ark), pressure to
fall in line was brought to bear, particularly as appliances etc made
for the 240V system suffered reduced lifetime at 254V, although there
were incandescent lamps made for 250V if one hunted them down.

So the supply authority relented and cranked the grid back to 240V
where it has been ever since as a statutory requirement./history