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>I would like to start on September 8th, 1878. That was when 31-year-old Thomas Edison was brought by a friend to see an inventor named William Wallace who, with a collaborator named Moses Farmer had made a special DC generator (or dynamo) that could light 8 very bright lamps at a time called “arc-lamps”.

That websites formatting is trash. Archive: https://archive.today/4msz6 From the post: >>I would like to start on September 8th, 1878. That was when 31-year-old Thomas Edison was brought by a friend to see an inventor named William Wallace who, with a collaborator named Moses Farmer had made a special DC generator (or dynamo) that could light 8 very bright lamps at a time called “arc-lamps”.

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[–] • 4 pts

I hate to break it to people, but the United states actually does use 220 volts like the rest of the world.

The 110 volts, everyone loves, is what is known as split phase 220. That is, a home typically uses and has 220 volts. However, you get, as a bonus 110 volts due to the 3rd line, which is connected to the transformer's center tap. Your circuit breaker panel is designed to use the center tap as "neutral" and most breakers use the center tap and one of the outer lines as 110 volts. Then the breaker panel also has the opposite line and the center tap, giving 110 volts in the reverse phase.

[–] • 3 pts

Yeah, how do people think they get a 220v plug for a washer/dryer or for a hottub or something? Its not just a magic box they attach to your breaker box.

[–] • 2 pts

I hate to break it to people, but the United states actually does use 220 volts like the rest of the world.

Came here to say this.