What is it called when the 60hz line power becomes something else?

From: Daniel A. Seagraves <DSEAGRAV_at_toad.xkl.com>
Date: Mon Jun 1 10:45:16 1998

[MicroVAXes don't care]...
Ahh, good thing.

[What did it become?]
Who knows hertz and 60 volts. A serviceman across the hall did something
nasty to the transformer servicing the building when trying to re-route
power for a remodeling job. Yes, they're the same ones who cut our power
for 2 hours because 'We had UPSes, right?'

[When you get to the machine room, power line monitors etc.]
Don't make me laugh! Our machine room is a closet.
(Serious! I'll take a picture sometime!)
This is an ISP, not a national distribution center or something...

Oh, and who uses 400hz for line frequency?

I am officially here, by the way. CILCO is still yelling at A&B Construction
(Or whomever they were...) and my boss wants to go help. The machines
seemed to care more about halving the line voltage (Which I wasn't told
about) than the frequency change...
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Received on Mon Jun 01 1998 - 10:45:16 BST