HomeWhat cycles do electric appliances run on in the US and UK?
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2012-12-16 17:39:01
2012-12-16 17:39:01
The UK uses 50 Hz, and the US uses 60 Hz. (US is 120/240V, 60Hz; UK is 230V, 50Hz, though formerly it was 240V.)
It's correct that 230 v is the nominal voltage in the UK but the actual voltage nearly everywhere is 240 v.
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60 hertz.
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