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lid says...
Suppose that I have a 3 phase device (say, a resistive load) that
draws X amps. What would be the current draw of a single phase device
that consumes the same amount of power.

My hunch is that a single phase device would draw 1.5 times the
current of the 3 phase device. In other words, a 3 phase device that
draws the same amps would produce 1.5 times as much energy as a single
phase device drawing the same amount of amps.

Is that correct?


Close. 1.732 = square root(3)

Ned Simmons