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Default Supply voltage to overhead 240V mains wiring transformer

On 02/09/15 18:52, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 17:07:36 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

If you ever wander out in the thr countryside and look at the 11

kV
power distribution it's all three wire, just the three phases.


Round here there are a few short single phase 11KV links - typically to
a single property or a couple.


Yeah OK wrong word "all", we are on a two wire spur...

But the two wire feeds are two of the phases from the main three
phase (wire) distribution not a phase and neutral/earth.

Yes. Of course. But that is in and of itself a 'single phase'...


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