krw wrote in news:c8lisa188kp9ht1g8mpsd2au945dh7oodc@
4ax.com:

On Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:23:55 +0000 (UTC), John McCoy
wrote:

In engineering practice, tho, split-phase means split off
from the line, as opposed to being induced (as is the case
for the shaded pole motor).

That's a distinction that's not universal.

Probably not, altho in my experience it's always been so.

John