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Default Connectors - and ring mains

Fredxx wrote:

From a pedantic POV, the USA has 120V between live and neutral. It can
also have 240V or 208V depending on the supply. 208V being from 2 legs
of their 3-phase supply.



Not wuite, they have 3-phases in the street but their transformers (pole
pigs) have centre tapped secondary so it gives +110V/N/-110V to the
house, most circuits use a single live (hot) to neutral, but heavy duty
stuff like tumble driers use both hots

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