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Eiron writes:
Martin Evans wrote:
With incandesent lamps being "Euro rated" at 230v there is no wonder
they last such a short time.

I hardly ever buy any incandescent lamps, but the ones I have are
marked 240V. I happen to have some bought in France, and they are
marked 220-230V.

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.

Prior to standardisation on 240V in 1960, a number of towns in
the UK were officially 250V (and some were only 200V, Reading
for one).

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Andrew Gabriel