Comments by "Ted Lahm" (@tedlahm5740) on "120V 240V Electricity explained - Split phase 3 wire electrician" video.

  1. Split phase secondary winding in the step down transformer. Believe the two sides of the secondary winding are WOUND in opposite direction?
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  2. Jason Crobar Please tell, how does the single phase step down transformer provide SPLIT PHASE CURRENT at 240v. L1 pushes while L2 is pulling and then vise versa. Thank you.
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  3. Kevin Coop Sorry for the aggravation. Just can comprehend how the electrons could flow without a neutral to go back to the transformer. Well, they do flow without a neutral because the L1 and L2 are out of phase. NOW what makes this transformation from single phase ( from power company) to split phase? Thank you.
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  4. Kevin Coop Absolutly. Outstanding. No 180 degree out of phase. THAT IS EXACLY what keep bending my mind. Also understand about the O-SCOPE making it look like it is out of phase BECAUSE of the one common probe. Thank you.
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  5. Bill Elkins Thank you for the info. I have long since been trained correctly.
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  6. Convert after 3 years. the two sides are not wound in opposite directions. If they were, the 240 volt loads would not work.
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  7.  @KevinCoop1  Looking at this 3 years after you responded. I have long since been converted.
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  8. The magnet back at the generation station is spinning at 60 times per second. The plus and negative end of the magnet pass OUR ONE PHASE OF CURRENT twice per cycle. Add these numbers up, to see the flow changes often.
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  9. Wonderful, clear report. I have seen this, ONE SIDE of current, lost 4 times in my life. Not an electrician but recognize the symptom. Thanks.
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  10. Sir: Question please. Does the pictured single phase transformer (primary coil) have a NEUTRAL back to the substation? If so, is this a Wye Wye transformer? or something else?
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  11. Question please : 120 Joules of energy travel on each coulomb to the load which is a bulb that uses 120 volts. How do the coulombs become recharged if it is AC current? Also if the load is more than 1 amp it will need more than one coulomb? AC is push and pull the exact same ELECTRONS? Thank you.
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  12. Kurt L The two sides are wound in opposite direction. Hence, split phase. One side is pushing and the other side is pulling. Of course this is reversed to give the 60 cycles.
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  13. Confusion. 240 v AC does not use the neutral conductor. The L1 and L2 must be out of phase. ?? Outside of local house, LOOKING at the SINGLE phase step down transformer, only see ONE CONDUCTOR going into the top of it. This is ONE one the Three phases that are provided by the power company. ( I believe). Interesting subject. Repeating, if 240v uses no neutral conductor is must be out of phase.
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  14. John Schroeder 240 v does not use the neutral, is this correct? L1 and L2 must be out of phase? Something must CHANGE the SINGLE phase, that is provided to the step down transformer, to split phase. Split meaning, the electrons are PUSHING ON ONE CONDUCTOR, while pull on the other one. Then vise-versa 60 times a second. Thank you for your thoughts.
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  15. dlow Trouble with this thought. The 240v AC does not use the NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR. Correct? Well then the L1 and L2 must be out of phase in order to have ELECTRONS FLOWING. Step down transformer only is supplied one phase from the power company. correct? Thank you for your help.
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