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|    Tom Biasi to J.B. Wood    |
|    Re: 120/208 VAC Service    |
|    22 May 13 15:38:03    |
      From: tombiasi@optonline.net              On 5/22/2013 3:26 PM, J.B. Wood wrote:       > On 05/22/2013 03:09 PM, Tom Biasi wrote:       >> On 5/22/2013 2:49 PM, J.B. Wood wrote:       >>> On 05/22/2013 02:47 PM, J.B. Wood wrote:       >>>> Hello, all. Has anyone ever come across a twist-lock plug that just       >>>> has       >>>> 3 current-carrying wires L1, L2 and neutral (N) such that L1-N is       >>>> 120 V,       >>>> L2-N is 120 V and L1-N and L2-N are 120 electrical degrees apart? IOW,       >>>> there is no L3 wire as you would normally(?) expect. Thanks for your       >>>> time and comment. Sincerely,       >>>       >>> Hello, again, and I should have said "receptacle" vice "plug".       >>>       >> What's the voltage between L1 and L2?       >       > Hello, and given the 120 degree difference the line-to-line voltage       > would be 120 * sqrt(3) = 208 V. We have what would essentially be a       > 4-wire wye 120/208 VAC service but the L3 wire is absent. So again I       > don't know if this 3-wire service is common. I wouldn't think so but       > I'm not an electrician/electrical contractor. Sincerely,       >       I was just asking to see if you determined (measured) the 120° correctly.       No offense intended.       Tom              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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