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Darin Latimer (dlatimer@iris4.chem.arizona.edu) wrote:
: In article <C19oyE.GnM@panix.com>, dannyb@panix.com (Daniel Burstein) writes:
: |> Heavy duty appliances, such as electrical dryers, stoves, ovens, or
: |> (large) air conditioners will run on 220V.  They get this by feeding both
: |> legs of the electrical supply (which are 110V in opposite phase) to the
:                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
:    Again, usually three legs at 120V each, 120 degrees out of phase with 
:    respect to each other.

NO.  In this residential neighborhood, the distribution transformers are
fed with a single phase and have a center tapped winding.  So the two 
phases are 180 degrees apart.  

In an industrial area, or on a campus, that would not necessarily be
true.

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com  

26 kV, trees, above ground wiring and 95 MPH wind storms don't mix.