Re: IS 240VAC two-phase - NO

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Original poster: "GEORGE STEIN" <afa2fg-at-msn-dot-com> 

The answer is right there on your o-scope. The two traces will have exactly
the same timing. ie: no phase shift. ie: single phase...
George Stein

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 > when testing the house wiring with my O-scope ..  the 120V shows a single
 > sine wave ...   when testing the 240 system it shows 2 sine waves ( had to
 > use both leads)
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 > so how does a single phase get "split" via a center tap transformer to
 > produce the opposed phases ???
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 > Scot D
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