truckfighters;213231 Wrote: > > some audio devices sound different when turning the 230V power plug via > 180 degrees (change phase).
That's news to me. > does this also apply to transporter? No. AC is AC. From the input transformer's perspective there simply is no polarity, and phase can only be defined in relation to another signal. Within your house wiring system you will have a "neutral" and a "hot", and they need to be wired correctly for safety reasons and for proper functioning of multi-phase wiring. For example, a light bulb socket has neutral connected to the sleeve of the plug so that you're less likely to be shocked by touching it, but it would work just the same if you turned them around. Likewise, since the transformer primary is not connected to earth ground, in that context their voltages are only meaningful in relation to each other, so they're the same either way because a sine wave is symmetric. If you were to connect a voltmeter or floating scope to the leads it would not matter which way around you connected it, you would get the same thing. The system's earth ground is for safety and is not a return path for any input current, so phase of the power input is meaningless. -- seanadams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36626 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
