most US hotel rooms (at least in larger hotels) are derived from a 208/120 Y. If you try this and are actually able to get two phases, you will probably not end up with 240V.
Good point. I suppose a 120/240V 3-wire service is more likely to be found in those small "Mom & Pop" motels with just a few rooms.
With switched-mode power supplies being common for so much modern portable equipment, 208V would work just as well though.
There are places in the UK that suffer voltage drops below 200, and in Ireland that is quite common and everything runs just fine.
I've seen reports saying that in some parts of Spain at peak demand times the voltage can drop as low as 180V.
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[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 11-06-2005).]
