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On 2025-08-27 17:37, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 27/08/2025 13:40, Daniel70 wrote:
>> On 27/08/2025 9:06 pm, Graham J wrote:
>>> Paul wrote:
>>>
>>> [snip useful figures]
>>>>
>>>> If your commute Mon-Fri is 20 miles in to work, 20 miles home,
>>>> that is 40*241Wh or 9.6KWh. Using an 8 hour recharge cycle,
>>>> you can put that mileage back at 1200 watts charging. Can you
>>>> manage a 115V charger at 1200 watts on a 60 amp panel ? 
>>>
>>> Here in the real world our old panels are also 60A but nominally 
>>> 240v, so 1200W is no problem at all.  Standard 13A outlets provide 
>>> over 3kW so no need for special wiring.
>>>
>>> But I've read that in the USA most houses have a 230v supply for 
>>> electric cookers and the 115v supply is really only for lighting.  Is 
>>> that in fact true?
>>
>> You're joking, aren't you?? I had heard that US of A had 115v Mains. 
>> Is that the case and they double the voltage to run the Cooker .... or 
>> do they have 230v Mains and step it down to run Lighting??
>>
> They have centre tapped transformers to give two possible voltages - 
> outside to middle =110V or across the pair =220V
> Not sure where the grounding is, though

Centre.

>> In either case THAT's Weird!!
> No, just shit.
> US elexctrical installations scare me.

It is different.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.