Martin Evans wrote:

Andy Wade wrote:


The Wanderer wrote:


Nah, it was +10% - 6%, I think now it's ±10%.

No it's still +10 / -6. The change to -10% was supposed to happen on
1st Jan 2003 but was postponed by 5 years.


Seeing as the powers that be can make more money by supplying 253v to
the consumer than 216v/207v I'd expect everyone in the UK to be sat
at around 250v for ever and a day - well until the lights go out for
good that is.

With incandesent lamps being "Euro rated" at 230v there is no wonder
they last such a short time.

All my lamps are rated 60w/240v and my supply today is 243v.
I've never seen a nominal 250v mains supply in the UK.

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Eiron.