Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 4/2/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!drutx!sef From: sef@drutx.UUCP (FarleighSE) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Not 120 V at 60 Hz Message-ID: <707@drutx.UUCP> Date: Mon, 23-Jul-84 10:07:57 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.707 Posted: Mon Jul 23 10:07:57 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 24-Jul-84 03:56:03 EDT References: <6400025@hp-pcd.UUCP>, <999@dciem.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 6 . 400Hz is quite common if you're in military aviation. With the higher frequency the transformers (step-up, down or isolation) are much smaller. Therefore a weight savings is realized. I don't know about commercial aircraft though.