line voltage
Americannoun
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The line voltage changes ever so slightly and the dynamos spin up or down to compensate.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2011
If this is done, care should be taken to use a meter having a range sufficient to measure the line voltage.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
A battery which gasses soon after it is put oil charge, and while still in a discharged condition, should be taken off the line, or the charging line voltage reduced.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
A leaky cell will be indicated by a reading on the meter equal to the line voltage.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
You can convert this to watts, of course, by multiplying amperage by the line voltage.
From Electricity for the 4-H Scientist Idaho Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin 396, June, 1962 by Wilson, Eric B.
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