Re: Getting more input power

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Original poster: dave pierson <davep-at-quik-dot-com> 


>US residential power is single phase.

    Usually.  Most of the time.

>It is not 2 phase.  The 120VAC is derived from the center-tap of the
>240VAC secondary on the mains transformer which is powered off a single
>phase of the 3-phase high voltage lines

    _rarely_ one encounters '240CT' which is really two of
       the three phases.
    Most stuff does not care...

    best
     dwp