The other argument is that if I start with a 3 phase system going into
a building, everyone agrees that there are 3 phases there, right? You can see
them on an oscilloscope. Now let;s remove one. How many phases now?
Two. Now instead of the phases being 120 apart, let's move one so that
they are 180 apart. How many phases now? Two. And if you look at it on a
a scope, it looks exactly like a split-phase gsystem going into the
same building and it behaves exactly like it. Electrically you can't
distinguish one from the other, they are the same thing.

That's my case, others will probably draw different conclusions.


Can you take your 2-of-3 phase and connect directly to a heat
element ? like the home 230 volt oven or clothes dryer ?
John T.