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If the turbines at the base of Hoover Dam turned at that low RPM, Vegas would still be a couple of honky tonk bars and a gas station instead of the great city it is.



Actually, compared to most steam and gas turbines, the turbines used at Hoover (and other Dams) do turn rather slowly, yet still produce 60 HZ power. There's a nice little relationship between number of poles, rotor speed and frequency that dictate rotor speed.

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