Thread: How does the typical mains power connect in the USA anyway?
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Default How does the typical mains power connect in the USA anyway?
On 11/27/13 4:41 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:58:04 -0500, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 11/27/2013 10:42 AM, Ed wrote:
On 11/27/2013 10:21 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 11/27/2013 10:12 AM, Ed wrote:

It is not two phase, it is a single phase sin wave.

AC current changes direction 120 times per second.

So, 60 cycles per second changes 120 times?



Yes, reference a 60 hz AC sin wave. It changes direction twice per cycle.


I'm a church going man. Won't have sin wave in my house!

Come on. Everyone knows that a sine wave and it changes sign twice
per cycle. ;-)


And that reminds me of the song Signs by the Five Man Electrical
Band.
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