Hi Trumpy
I notice that Australia has ammended it's nominal voltage to 230/400V from 240/415V.
Do you know if they are actually adjusting the voltages lower, or is it just a paper exercise in harmonization like the UK?
Our nominal voltage changed from 240/415 +/-6% to 230/400 +10% -6%, which has meant that in reality our voltages are the same as they always were. Only difference is the voltage has to be as low as 216V before you can complain to the power co., & I have never seen it that low at the supply terminals.
Also are Australia & NZ intending to change the colours of fixed wiring from the current: red, white & blue as phases, black as neutral & G/Y as earth?
I am told that we in the UK are going to have to adopt the new Euro code of: brown, black & grey as phases, blue as neutral, g/y as earth, by 2006.
However I have not seen any official mention of this in BS7671 yet.
David
