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L6-30 wire for 220V?
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<blockquote data-quote="Marlow Wilson" data-source="post: 30816" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>Re: L5-30 wire for 220V?</p><p></p><p>This might help...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]149700[/ATTACH][ATTACH]149701[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And to answer your question which I failed to above - with two hots and a ground you can safely get 240/208. With one hot, neutral and ground you can safely get 120. With two hots, one ground and one neutral, you can get both 240/208 and 120. Range plugs do this because the elements 240 but electronics are 120 (plus they often have convenience outlets), so both are needed. They are also useful for power distribution (ie CS/L14-30/etc) because you can have either. In short, with no neutral, there is no safe way to get 120.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marlow Wilson, post: 30816, member: 47"] Re: L5-30 wire for 220V? This might help... [ATTACH=CONFIG]149700.vB5-legacyid=1347[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]149701.vB5-legacyid=1348[/ATTACH] And to answer your question which I failed to above - with two hots and a ground you can safely get 240/208. With one hot, neutral and ground you can safely get 120. With two hots, one ground and one neutral, you can get both 240/208 and 120. Range plugs do this because the elements 240 but electronics are 120 (plus they often have convenience outlets), so both are needed. They are also useful for power distribution (ie CS/L14-30/etc) because you can have either. In short, with no neutral, there is no safe way to get 120. [/QUOTE]
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