Electricity changing frequency during wartime?

[vonespy]

@carnivorousplant

The part of the Japanese power system built by the USA runs at 60 Hz, the part built in Europe runs at 50 Hz. When differing systems share power, they must alter the frequency.

Wow, that’s a lot more complex than it needs to be. The advent of switching power supplies for electronics has to have helped a bunch.

[vonespy]

@engineer_comp_geek

…the voltage converter could just catch fire and go kablooey.

Or released the magic smoke!