It is important for electric clocks, which run with synchronous motors, that the line frequency _average out_ to 60 Hz. There will be some variation but I'd be surprised if it dropped to 50 Hz. Tom Cole Don wrote: > > Hi Ducan, > > North American standard is 60 hertz, yes load will affect voltage--but not > frequence. Please correct me if I am wrong. > > At 11:17 AM 1/28/01 +0100, you wrote: > >Hi Don, > >>>Don't you mean 60 Hertz???<< > > > >Most of the time it is, but not always. > >Depending on the country or area you live in, the consumption on the local > >powergrid,etc > >this will vary between 50 hz and 60 Hz. > >Check any adapter in your hardware, you'll see two symbols indicating it to > >be somewhere in between. > > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. > > Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts > > mailto:drose@dlcwest.com > http://donrose.xoasis.com/ > > 3004 Grant Rd. > REGINA, SK > S4S 5G7 > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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