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To my knowledge, 110 volt was about the voltage limit for a nuising dynamo collector effect called in electrical DC machinery as "fire arch" (please forgive the translation from my mother tongue Portuguese into English). Beyond 110 volt, a continuous spark all around the perimeter of the dynamo collector is usually observed, which led to the destruction of the collector itself and, therefore, to the generating machine. Nowadays, after the victory of clever Westinghouse against silly Edison, electrical power is not DC generated anymore, but the 110, 115, 117, 120, or whatever standard, is maintained by tradition.



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