It just illustrates some of the problems that would need to be argued out if we were to get a common European wiring code. On the Continent, 3-phase ranges are accepted in residential applications, but in the U.K. many people reel in horror at the thought of somebody having 400V in a kitchen appliance.

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When anyone was "paralleled," the lites in the prison consistanty got brighter and, naturally, some exploded from obvious overvoltage.
Makes a change from all the movies where the lights dim so much that you wonder just how small the main service cable is! [Linked Image]