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A comment on North American versus European distribution systems (2011). Parent comment

Re:North American versus European distribution systems (2011) by rootusrootus on Monday August 26, 2019 @11:25AM (#20800612)
United States 240V is single phase. 120V is split phase, with the neutral drawn from the middle of the coil.
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Re:North American versus European distribution systems (2011) by vonmoltke on Monday August 26, 2019 @01:59PM (#20802146)
You're right, I was confusing that with true multi-phase power.
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