# Power chart pen control values out of control

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [August 11, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-pen-control-values-out-of-control/49809 "2021-08-11T13:14:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-pen-control-values-out-of-control/49809/10 "2021-08-12T13:48:37Z")

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you can always try and set the locale of the service to US, then atleast the values wont be multiplied

> [@\[Bug-2323\] number conversion Gateway locale(?)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2323-number-conversion-gateway-locale/45750/7):
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> So changing the locale (or the date formatting in the current locale) will only change the behavior of being able to make saving the simulator program work in a reliable manner. In the following screen recording, you will see the following: Initially my Windows system is configured to start an Ignition service as my user tester that is setup for a French locale, with French data formatting. I display the simulator program in this context on the server itself and on my local system which has E…

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