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Meh, AC->DC conversion works fine. I think we'd be better off finding a way to migrate US outlets to 240V so we can plug in more powerful stuff. That'll never
by p1mrx 6y ago
Meh, AC->DC conversion works fine. I think we'd be better off finding a way to migrate US outlets to 240V so we can plug in more powerful stuff. That'll never happen unless someone invents a cheap AC step-down dongle for legacy appliances, because it's impractical to run a fourth wire to existing outlets.
- qwerty456127 6y ago> migrate US outlets to 240V I doubt this is possible in a country so democratic. For the same reason you can't really switch to the metric system: you will have to convince the people the change is worth the inconvenience. The value of it is only obvious to expert engineers and economists (and some geeks like us) but they won't make the decision because ordinary people won't vote.