mebesideme
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Wow BigBudBalls, I think we are on the same phase, lol
Just leave the advice giving to BBB.wtf? people, if you don't know what you're talking about, don't try to give electrical advice.
if you want to think of it that way sure, it can be called 2 phase. technically that is right. but I have never seen it properly called 2 phase before. true 2 phase wouldn't be of much use, there for, doesn't exist in residential or commercial distributions. it's really just single phase 220 with a center neutral.
I think it was more the comment that gangagoddess quoted.I've noticed how hard it is to give good electrical advice on here.. there are so many different variables and brands and minor things that can go wrong and cause complete disasters.. I try to give the best advice I can, but it's often advice that would work for me and I'd fix the "small" problems on the fly as they came up. but trying to give advice to someone else is much more difficult.
Tell me what *true* 2 phase is. I'm listening.
I'm glad if you find me humorous, thanks. lolI think it was more the comment that gangagoddess quoted.
(put the stones down? )
In general I've like your posts and usually spot on. But this one just isn't. And to preface it with that comment is kinda humorous.
And residential has 2 phases of 120 offset by 1803 phase has multiple phases, each offset by 1/3, or 120 degrees as you said.
And? Its a result of the phasing of the cycles.the point of it is to always have one of the waves at or near the strongest voltage. 1 phase voltage crosses 0 volts 100 or 120 times per second. 3 phase never hits 0 volts, so it's not vulnerable in that sense.
Why isn't it 2 phase? Its 2 legs with different cycles from each other. They are considered 'out of phase'2 phase doesn't exist, unless you consider the residential power we have in the states to be 2 phase. I'm just saying, technically, 2 phase is 2 waves, 0 and 180 degrees, but in the electrical field, doesn't exist.
We measure the peek to peek. Euro measures peak to ground.1 and 2 phase power still both cross 0 volts 100 or 120 times per second.
possible, but I wouldn't say it's a beginner project. most are low voltage wall stats that connect to a relay that allows switching of much higher voltages and currents. you wouldn't need a very big relay. the relay is essentially just a switch that is activated by a magnet hooked up to the wall thermostat. it would switch the fan to high when it kicks on.Heres one, is there any way I can wire a thermostat to a desk fan with variable speed so the thermostat switches the fan from its low speed to its high speed? It's just an el cheapo 12" oscilator with three buttons for the speed. Any ideas?
okay i have just ordered in a flip flop relay for my 1000watt lights so i can run two rooms off of 1 ballast on a 12/12 in each room...i'm just not sure about the timer deal :S
the relay is a Bulletin 700-HG “Power” Relay. do you know of it? if so could you draw me a diagram of what goes where...