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		aetherspawn on Feb 8, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The origins of 60-Hz as a power frequency (1997) 50 factors 1 2 5 10 25 50 60 factors 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 30 60 Seems for AC 60 is overall more flexible in design of AC motors, transformers and other resonant devices

Dylan16807 on Feb 8, 2025 [–]

Only if you need to align to a second for some reason. 50Hz is still 60 cycles per something.

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