240volts and ground hum problems.

[Martin Czech]

> >
> >I think every electric kitchen oven has 3 phase supplies,
> >and how would you connect your circular saw?  I think every house
> >has a 3 phase mains connection in the cellar...
> >
> 
> Nope...
> 
> In the UK, the 3 phase mains is split out into 3 seperate phases at 
> 'substations' which are local to each village/area...
> we only get 1 phase... live/neutral/earth.
> 
> shame, but I guess they're worried about jo bloggs play with 415V :-)
> 

Maybe this is a price convention.
You get a half connection (only 1 phase) for less money,
if you need 3 phase (asynchronous engines, high power) you have to pay more.

Here in Germany you always get 3 phase, and I guess they charge us extra
for that ....

Did you know that most of the electric power laws in Germany come
from 1933?  If only I could remember what this peculiar date means (;->).

Maybe a little present from Mr. Hitler for his friends in the industrie
for all the campaign support (airplane, money, airplay)?

Oh nasty boy that I am, how could I suspect....

Any way, these laws are still in effect and give a hard time for alternative
energy.

There is a community here still fighting a lawsuit against the monopolist,
they wanted to run their own power plant...

m.c.