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| jennifer:
Well since we are down the rabbit hole anyway, and probably confused most of the planet by now...It should also be noted, for the new players, that 220 is actually more efficient since the voltage is higher (than 110) it actually runs the circuit with less current (moving voltage) for the same workload , saving energy since moving current is what causes your wires to heat up (heat = wasted energy), sooo long story short, you can use a smaller gauge wire than its 110 counterpart, saving money on materials too...In my house Jenn uses 3 phase machines when I can, because of not only those facts, but the machines themselves are generally considered commercial and few people buy them for home use (Less competition in buying surplus equipment) and usually can be had pretty reasonable as compared agian to its 110 equivalent...To do this,I have to rely on VFD (variable frequency drive) 3PH converters however, which creates transient voltage spikes and is really hard on motor bearings...But upside is, I then have variable speed 3PH commercial tooling in my house.😁 |
| DaOld Man:
Wow jennifer, you are my kind of lady! LOL I do apologize to OP for hijacking his thread. I still think we need an electrical sub forum on here. Thats kinda what I wanted with Automated Projects but that dont seem to garnish much interest. |
| Howard_Casto:
I thought automated projects was for stuff like a rotating monitor.... you know back before lcds were cheap and people still wanted to do stuff like that. |
| DaOld Man:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 23, 2020, 04:00:00 pm ---I thought automated projects was for stuff like a rotating monitor.... you know back before lcds were cheap and people still wanted to do stuff like that. --- End quote --- Thanks Howard. I see why everyone loves you now. |
| Osirus23:
I've never heard 'poly-phase' used much in the US. This guy did a pretty good job explaining 120/240V in North America. |
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