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c-linkage
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Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? (20...
110V is the Room Mean Squared (RMS) voltage.
https://www.electrical4u.com/rms-or-root-mean-square-value-o...
p1mrx
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No, 120V is the nominal RMS voltage; the peak is 120V*sqrt(2)≈170V.
andromaton
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The *root mean square is 120V.
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