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Default 220 volt to 110 volt

I assumed the poster spoke correctly and there was a neutral, yes I know
stuff that only uses 240 often is fed with two hots and a ground. My bigger
worry would be if the 240 breaker was larger than 20A which is not allowed
for standard wall plugs.


"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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"Jeff" wrote:
Should be fine, note on setups like this with long wire runs from the
box,
the motor startup surge can introduce significant spikes which might
damage
poorly designed electronics. Lights fine.


Wrong. See posts earlier in this thread by gfretwell and myself for
explanations of why.

Please don't offer electrical advice without understanding it.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

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