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 Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 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. >> >> >> Justin Wilson >> [email protected] >> >> --- >> http://www.mtin.net >> <http://t.sidekickopen28.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs3N1JKKW1p8b7-63BmqTW64k9XR56dWxNf8vBN2802?si=5679648505069568&pi=82742ABE-075D-4868-AB4E-34273035E916&t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emtin%2Enet> >> Owner/CEO >> xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth >> >> http://www.midwest-ix.com >> <http://t.sidekickopen28.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs3N1JKKW1p8b7-63BmqTW64k9XR56dWxNf8vBN2802?si=5679648505069568&pi=82742ABE-075D-4868-AB4E-34273035E916&t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emidwest%2Dix%2Ecom> >> COO/Chairman >> Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric >> >> 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. >> >> Vince West >> Tower Hand >> Technical Support >> Shelby Broadband >> 148 Citizens Blvd >> Simpsonville, KY 40067 >> Phone: 1-888-364-4232 >> >> 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? >>> >> >> >> >
