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I would think there would be some advantages of 60Hz vs. 50Hz in power
distribution...i.e. transformer efficiency. I wonder just how much
difference there is on a practical level.....<br>
Guy<br>
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On 4/10/2010 1:53 PM, Chuck Reti wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:35E9947D-2921-4117-A123-FDA4AA4EA099@gmail.com"
type="cite">Not documented anywhere I've looked, but wonder if 60Hz
might have been chosen since it correlates with 60sec/min - 60min/hr
timekeping.
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Did make it easier to do electric clocks!
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