The problem is when there is a BIG item like a toaster, on one leg. And a
small item like a VCR on the other leg. Then, most of the voltage goes to
the low wattage item.

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"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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Loose neutral will do that -- turns two 120V circuits on opposite legs of
the
240V service into a single 240V circuit in series, sending 240V through a
whole bunch of things that were never intended to see more than 120V.