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From: mmcg@bruce.OZ (Mike  Mc Gaughey)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: 50 Hz in Europe... Was the decision political?
Message-ID: <1765@bruce.OZ>
Date: 22 Dec 89 09:52:57 GMT
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Organization: Monash Uni. Computer Science, Australia
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root@bio73.unsw.oz (Karl Redell ) [22 Dec 89 05:41:55 GMT]:
> 60Hz is used for timing considerations.  1 cycle = 1 second.  Among other
> things, this simplifies the construction of clock motors.

eh?
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Mike McGaughey			ACSNET:	mmcg@bruce.cs.monash.oz

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