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Article #3075Re: 110/220 v question
From: Pete French
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1989 08:04
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1989 08:04
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In article <SAAF.89Sep12215929@joker.optics.rochester.edu> saaf@joker.optics.rochester.edu (Lenny Saaf) writes:
>Is this wiring
>scheme also used in 220 volt land? That is, can homes access 440
>volts from their service drop? I will summarize the responses.
British mains is 3-phase, but a house only noramlly gets a single phase
supply. larger buildings may have 2 or 3 phases comming into them.
From these you can access 415 volts. These are used for machinery in
places lie factories etc...
-Pete.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!axion!galadriel!pcf From: pcf@galadriel.bt.co.uk (Pete French) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: 110/220 v question Message-ID: <350@galadriel.bt.co.uk> Date: 15 Sep 89 08:04:32 GMT References: <1776@donander.loglule.se> Distribution: sci Organization: RT6115, BTRL, Martlesham Heath, England Lines: 19