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To: mamelukesabre

Yep, all the items you listed suck the battery down faster, some of them much faster.

I doubt we’ll ever see 480 volt service in residential areas but in the Western states I’ve always found that 240 volt is standard, don’t know about the rest of the country.


28 posted on 01/03/2012 12:00:00 PM PST by jazusamo (If you don't like growing older, don't worry. You may not be growing older much longer: T. Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

in the midwest, 220 single phase is fairly common in OLD houses, and is easy to upgrade to in newer houses that lack it. But 240 3 phase is very rare for residential. Even in commercial buildings it is not standard. In fact, most areas don’t even have 240 3 phase on the pole. It would cost 20,000 dollars to get your electric company to run the wires to the utility poles and to your meter. Then figure on another 10 grand minimum to have an electrician wire up your circuit breaker and run the conduit and wire to outlets.

And 480 3 phase? forget it.


34 posted on 01/03/2012 12:08:04 PM PST by mamelukesabre
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