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Fun things happen if you do this and run your hardware outside the US: most countries use 50hz mains AC.
by matthewowen 7y ago
Fun things happen if you do this and run your hardware outside the US: most countries use 50hz mains AC.
- Someone 7y agoFun things also happen if that frequency isn’t what you think it is. EU clocks derived from the 50Hz signal, for example, ran up to 6 minutes slow in March 2018 (https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/8/17095440/europe-clocks-running-slow-electricity-frequency-kosovo-serbia https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/8/17095440/europe-clocks-run...) And of course, it also is “fun” when you accidentally do not only pick up the frequency of mains power, but also its voltage in your electronics.
- segfaultbuserr 7y agoThat's why PDP computers come with a 50 Hz version and 60 Hz version.