Why can't MAGA people be angry that the US has *weak* power outlets and why can't they all get mad about it and switch the country to 220v? Seems very unpatriotic that European power outlets and Chinese Power outlets have twice the voltage.

Why couldn't they just get fixated on that issue and forget the rest?

"liberals think 220v is too dangerous for you! They don't want you to be able to make poptarts too fast!"

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The UK has 240 v at 13A for mains, however, having stuied electrical engineering at college, (granted sometime ago) it is te current that is dangerous, not the voltage.

Hence we have 3 pin plugs, (earth pin) fuses in the plugs and now RCD devices in place of a metal fuse box, they will cut the circuit instantly a problem occurs.

What would it take to upgrade the entire US infrastructure to 220/240 volts ?

@zleap @futurebird They're busy doing exactly that aren't they? As in, it's 240V coming into new houses and then they have transformers in the homes to scale it down to 120V for small appliances where dryers/ovens etc have special plugs and run directly off the 240V circuit

@highvoltage @futurebird

Yes, we have both electrical socket circuits, lighting and ovens etc are connected via a switch in the kitchen, and that runs at 30A.

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