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Re: [Amps] Quick 220 outlet?

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Quick 220 outlet?
From: Vic Rosenthal <vic@rakefet.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 12:24:53 -0800
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John D'Ausilio wrote:

Look inside your distribution
panel and you'll see that the breakers alternate between legs (which is also
how/why 220V breakers work on two adjacent breaker locations).

One difference is that 230v breakers are mechanically linked so that if one side pops, the other opens too. I am not sure exactly how it would be dangerous to not do this, but I would think twice before using such an arrangement in anything but an emergency...maybe an electrician can comment.


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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco

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