"Nathalie Chiva" <Nathaliedotchivaatgmail.remove.com> wrote in message
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> I really don't understand why USA still runs on 110V. I still remember
> the electricity company adapting our small appliances for free when
> France went all 220V in the early 70s, when I was a kid! And when I
> look at appliances in the USA today, I wince.
>
> Nathalie in Switzerland

I cannot imagine the chaos that a change lf that magnitude would cause, not
to mention the cost. Few people would see the real advantage, everyone
would see the problems of change. I won't happen.