Construction sites in Ireland can not use the standard 220v tools, they had to set up a 110 converter and network. Battery powered hand tools have reduced that need somewhat.
Barry Merrill -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Steve Smith Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 6:05 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: How many asterisks to change a lightbulb? Lol... The US is in the midst of a craft beer craze, so you may be able to find some acceptable brews. I judge beer on how closely it resembles a glass of Coors at 34F, so you'll need others for advice on that. As for power, an accident with 110V is less likely to invoke a life insurance payout rather than 220V (which we do generally have available for stoves, dryers, HVAC, etc.). I foolishly bought a clock-radio in Germany because it was the only one I found with a 24-hour display. Turns out the clock time was based on the power frequency (which reasonably affordable adapters cannot convert) :-(. Sorry, but it is actually Friday now ;-). sas On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 6:58 PM Wayne Bickerdike <wayn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry Jesse, > > I lived in the USA for five years and found that Edison screw light > bulbs get stuck in the socket, plus there is no recommended torque > setting for installing same. > > Many odd things about your electricical standards: > > No isolating switch on wall sockets. Love the flash as you plug things in. > > Lights? What lights? Most places we rented just assume you will > provide uplighters and one of them plugs into the only socket in the > room that is connected to the switch at the entry. > > 110V? Great unless you want real power. Three-phase needed for any grunt. > > At least Tesla won over Edison and you went AC... > > It's Friday and I've packed all my converter gadgets for Share in Phoenix. > > If you are there, I'll buy you a beer. I'm sure your beer tastes the same. > > Wayne > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
