It is a common practice to send out two hots and one neutral provided the two hots are not on the same phase. This is a copper saving thing....
On 1/1/2016 7:34 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > Isn't it commonly called Split Phase in North America? > > Draw 15A on each side of the 120-0-120 VAC circuit and measure that with a > clamp on ammeter and you get 15A on each leg. Put the clamp on meter on the > white wire (the neutral return) and you get 0A. In effect the two phases > are 180 degrees out of phase. If it weren't so you'd have to make the white > neutral wire handle twice the current of the black (and/or red) hot wires. > > John Dammeyer > > >> In the USA, Kirk is 100% correct. Two phase means 90 degree phase >> shift, and is pretty much non-existent. 120V-0V-120V with 240V from >> end to end is "single phase". Call it two-phase and people in the States >> will look at you funny. >> >> John Kasunich >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
