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

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Mon Jun 1 12:34:30 1998

On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:

> [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?'

If the problem was caused by some inept serviceman mucking about with a
transformer, it is highly unlikely that there was any change in the
line frequency.
                                                 - don
 
> [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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