samcheetah
New Member
why is it that in some countries the frequency of the line voltage available in homes is 60Hz and in some countries it is 50Hz. is there a reasoning behind this. i mean is one of them better than the other. if there is not much of a difference then why do countries have different frequencies. i always thought that 60Hz was chosen because it serves a better time base for clocks that are powered from the AC socket. isnt that true??? whats the story behind all this