Actually if you do 1 phase and 3 wire, LN is 120vac and LL is 220vac.  So
maybe...?

http://www.ccontrolsys.com/w/Electrical_Service_Types_and_Voltages


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On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yeah, running 48v to the top and then dropping to 24v is what I was
> planning on doing, but I just got to wondering if the other way would
> work... the only real advantage being less electronics at the top.
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Justin Wilson - MTIN <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> +1 to this.  It’s not the volts you have to worry about it’s the amp
>> drop.   DC doesn’t lose much voltage over even a 1000 foot run of 12
>> gauge.  What happens is the wire is not heavy enough to carry the needed
>> amps.  There are some calculators that say how many amps a certain gauge of
>> wire can carry at such and such voltage on DC.  Most folks we work with are
>> running 10 gauge wire up the tower in these cases.
>>
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>> On Nov 16, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Vince West <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I would recommend using 48v up and down converting to 24v. Depending on
>> how far you are running it, I would recommend doing 48v also to prevent
>> voltage drop.
>>
>> I am not sure you can even do waht you are asking if you are using
>> something like 16-3 service cord. That goes beyond my knowledge. I would
>> personally down convert to power two different pieces of equipment.
>>
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>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If I have a three conductor cable running up a tower, would it be a
>>> work, or be a bad idea, to run both 24v and 48v through the same cable and
>>> use the third conductor for the return on both?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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