[Amps] Bridging 120v loads across HV primary windings
Jim Brown
jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Wed Jun 2 11:32:58 PDT 2010
On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:16:30 +0000 (UTC), Paul Decker wrote:
>What is the rub?
There isn't any. The center tap of a 240V transformer in a residential
power distribution system IS grounded. The center tap of a 240V
transformer inside equipment is NOT grounded, and MUST NOT be grounded.
It CAN be connected to a neutral, but the only good reason for doing so
is to supply 120V loads that are too large to drive from half of the
primary. The master electrician apparently can't conceive of a 240V
center tap that isn't grounded -- it's outside his field of expertise.
73, Jim K9YC
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