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Article #292Re: Two phases to house - loss of neutral
From: Phil Allison
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:08
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:08
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"Dave Platt" > Sylvia Else > >>I have to phases of power supply to my house - so three power lines, two >>phases plus neutral. >> >>I've on occasion wondered what would happen if we lost the neutral line. >>It seems to me that we'd then have the voltage between the two phases >>across two sets of appliances, one set attached to one phase, and the >>other set attached to the other phase, with the two sets in series as a >>result of their common connection to the neutral wire. Since the two >>sets are unlikely to represent equal loads, the net result would be a >>large overvoltage on one set of appliances. >> >>My electrician says it's not an issue, but I can't see why. > > It's a huge issue. ** Sylvia lives in Sydney, Australia and is a MASSIVE TROLL. Nuts of her the post such a COUNTRY SPECIFIC message to a US newsgroup. ..... Phil
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