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Re:Is it okay to daisy chain a UPS? by kelnos on Sunday April 28, 2024 @05:12PM (#40191987)
> I believe that's a USA peculiarity.

Yep. Sounds like you have true 3-phase service, whereas most places in the US just get split-phase.

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Re:Is it okay to daisy chain a UPS? by Pet_Ant on Monday April 29, 2024 @09:43AM (#40198257)
Is there a ELIA5 of what this distinction is?
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Re:Is it okay to daisy chain a UPS? by bitfilped on Monday April 29, 2024 @10:25AM (#40198721)
Look up Wye vs Delta; but the basic point is in delta the phases are connected in series with each other, and in wye they are connected in parallel. It's easier to visualize when you can see the tap points on the transformer secondaries though.
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