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Subject: [Amps] Source for 220V cords
From: 2@mail.vcnet.com (Richard)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 04:02:16 -0800
>
>
>Richard wrote:
>
>> >A window air conditioner cord is what you want. They have a molded plug on
>> >them,
>> >although they are not usually all that long. Can be found in Home Depot,
>> >Lows or
>> >probably most larger hardware stores.
>> >
>> >By the way I think that a 15 amp 220 plug has one blade turned 90 degrees 
>and
>> >the 20 amp plug has both blades 90 degrees from what a standard 120 volt 
>plug
>> >would be.
>> >These are all 3 wire plugs. 2 hot and ground. No neutral connection. I 
think
>> >that the SB220 will run without the neutral on 220 vac.
>> >
>> Do this and the chassis is not returned to mains neutral/gnd at the
>> breaker box.
>>
>> -  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
>> www.vcnet.com/measures.
>> end
>
>I am not sure about the SB220 but the SB200 does not require a neutral 
connection
>on 220 volts. The fan is the only 120 volt item in the amp. It gets connected 
from
>one hot side to the center connection of the transformer primary. This acts 
as an
>auto transformer to give 120 volts for the fan. 

?  True. Gary.   Also, green/ground and white/neutral are the same point 
in the breaker box.  

>The chassis ground still goes to
>the green wire (center pin) as it did with the 120 volt connection. No neutral
>connection is needed as there is no 120 volts as far as the line is 
>concerned.


-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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