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125v vs. 117v revisited
Took some time this evening and checked the voltage on several outlets
in my shop and to my surprise I found several at 117v and several at 125v. Then I noticed that the difference voltages were on different circuits. Then taking a look at the breaker box I noticed that each 125v would be directly across from another 125v breaker and the same for the 117v circuits. Well, that gave me a good clue as to what was happening so I opened the box and took a look and checked some voltages. I took a picture, added the voltages to it, and uploaded it to one of my domains at http://www.dongares.com/breaker.html so go and take a look. As I have previously mentioned in an earlier post this is a sub-panel which is supplied from the main panel in my home via a 100 amp breaker. I have not taken time to check but I am almost willing to bet that I find different voltages in my home also. It is going to be interesting to see if what I am getting from the street to my home is also different voltages...how you want to bet? The home was built in 1993 and these differences have never caused a problem but it will still be interesting to see what is actually happening. |
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