[Shop-talk] Yet Another Wiring Question

[Arvid Jedlicka]

You made me Google it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-phase_electric_power

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-phase_electric_power

and I think the salient point is ...

Three-wire, 120/240 volt single phase power used in the USA and Canada is 
sometimes incorrectly called "two-phase". The proper term is split phase or 
3-wire single-phase.

Of course if you give not credence to what you find on Wikipedia then what I 
have provided is simply 'delete fodder'.


> So, what DOES a real two-phase circuit look like?
>
> Doug