Volts
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If you can imagine water inside a pipe. It moves because it's got pressure behind it.
Likewise, electricity is also under pressure, and the force causing the current to flow is measured in Volts (symbol V). In New Zealand that pressure can fluctuate from 225 to 235 volts dependent on load on your spur of line from the local transformer.
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