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Re: LMC - update - wiring, off topic
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Date: 
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:46:52 GMT
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Anders Isaksson wrote:
Matthew J. Chiles wrote:

How is 220 volt wiring in Europe done?  Does a single wire carry 220
volts?  Do major appliances like a clothes dryer also use 220 volts,
or do they have 2 hot connectors and run on 440 volts?

My facts are from Sweden, but I suspect we are following the euro
norm.

It is the same in Denmark.  (I must admit that I am bad at remembering
which colour wire goes where, which means that I occasionally trigger
the safety breaker when mounting ceiling lamps.)

Play well,

Jacob
--
Bregnerod Transit Authority - Moving mini-figs:
                        http://lego.sparre-andersen.dk/BTA/



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  Re: LMC - update - wiring, off topic
 
(...) Never trust the color of the wire - measure first, or rather remove the fuse! (12 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)

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(...) My facts are from Sweden, but I suspect we are following the euro norm. Old wiring is two wires - 'phase' and 'earth' - that's 220 (or rather 230) Volts in one wire and 'return' in the other. New wiring, old outdoor or wet room wiring have an (...) (12 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)

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