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Re: x10 over three phase


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  • Subject: Re: x10 over three phase
  • From: Nigel Orr <nigel.orr@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 09:34:25 +0000
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At 21:59 04/03/99 -0000, you wrote:
>heating had to be Night Storage Heaters. This pushed the
>total load well above the limit of the existing supply and the
>local electricity board supplied a 3 phase supply.

We had something similar- with a separate "Off-Peak" supply (may
have been
a N.Ireland peculiarity- a bit like Economy 7, but cheaper!)

>>From a wiring point of view this is nightmare city :-((

Agreed!  And you _don't_ want to get phases crossed- it's something you
only do _once_- assuming you survive, you're a lot more careful next
time...

>No two outlets on different phases were allowed within 2 metres
>of each other as 415V would exist between them.

I believe this restriction no longer applies.

Nigel
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Nigel Orr                  Research Associate   O   ______
Underwater Acoustics Group,              o / o    \_/(
Dept of Electrical and Electronic Engineering     (_   <   _ (
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne             \______/ \(

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