In article , Chris Friesen wrote:
Tazz wrote:
You can not plug a 120v plug into a 240v receptacle unless you
physically take a pair of pliers or something and bend.

If there is a neutral there you can change the receptacle out to a
120v receptacle but would also need to change the breaker to a single
pole breaker. Just have to figure out which hot to use.

Or change it to a split-wired duplex receptacle.

You'd still have to change the breaker to the appropriate amperage though.

Nonsense.

Breakers are sized to the conductor. The ampacity of a conductor does not
depend on voltage. A 20A circuit requires 12ga wire, for example, regardless
of whether it's a 240V or 120V circuit.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.