Hello Chris, Historically, there have been at least 5 sources for this information. They are:
1) World Electricity Supplies - Last published 1993 by the Britsh Standards Institute (BSI). The individual who was responsible for maintaining this document has retired. There have been no new editions of this document. 2) Electric Current Abroad - Last published 1998 by the U.S. Department of Commerce. 3) Panel Components Corporation - no longer in Santa Rosa, California, but now in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Their website guide is available at: < http://www.panelcomponents.com/guide/guide.htm >. However, this guide is not up-to-date for South America and Asia. Use at your own risk. 4) The World Electric Guide - by Steve Kropla, is available on the WWW at: < http://kropla.com/electric.htm >. However, this guide is based on travel information collected from people all around the world who have visited specific countries. Use at your own risk. 5) California Instruments - Current Guide for World Power - Last published 1993. A summarized version of the 1991 edition of Electric Current Abroad. Regards, Ron Wellman well...@corp.hp.com -----Original Message----- From: Non-HP-chris-dupres /HP-PaloAlto,mimegw3/dd.HPMEXT1=chris_dup...@compuserve.com Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 1998 12:48 PM To: Non-HP-CNJ /HP-PaloAlto,mimegw3/dd.HPMEXT1=c...@dolby.co.uk Cc: Non-HP-chris-dupres /HP-PaloAlto,mimegw3/dd.HPMEXT1=chris_dup...@compuserve.com; Non-HP-emc-pstc /HP-PaloAlto,mimegw3/dd.HPMEXT1=emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: worldwide power specifications Hi James, and listers. There was a thread on this very subject here a few months (year?) back and I suggested the same book (and wallchart). It was published by the 'THE' (Technical Help to Exporters) part of British Standards. Numerous people mailed to say that it was out of print and unlikely to be re-printed, reasons given included the vagaries and rapidly changing distribution systems round the world. Does anybody out there know if this is in fact out of print, or maybe updated and reprinted under another name? It was incredibly useful, though the sheer versatility of what one could do in the USA with 4 bits of wire and an earth was a bit of a nightmare to a nation like the Brits, spoilt with just one system all over the country. :-) We wouldn't have all these EMC and LVD problems if we went back to steam and horses! Chris Dupres Surrey, UK. << File: RE_ worldwide power specifications.TXT >>
