Re: Single vs Two Phase

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Wall Richard Wayne by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>

> Ed,

> Sorry about the phase illusions you seem to be operating under. 8>)
> 120 vac is single phase varying around the neutral.  220 two phase
> vac has two hot wires, each varying around neutral and their phases
> are 180 electrical degrees apart.

	Not as Tesla designed and introduced it.
	
> As one peaks the other is at the opposite trough 180 electrical degrees
> away at the same instant.

	In that case, how is 220VAC available?
	If one be '+' 110 and one be '-' 110, then the sum be zero.

  	best
	dwp