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"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message news:fNURM.195152$1B%
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On 9/29/2023 5:30 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> I`ve heard and seen the two lines called "phases" for lack of a better
> term.
[...]
>
> "Adjacent breakers, such as 1 and 3, and 4 and 6, are on opposite
> "phases." Breakers 1 and 6 derive power from L1, breakers 3 and
> 4, from L2."
Here`s a better term to solve that lacking: "leg". "Split phase" is
perfect for describing the service, but not so much for the conductors.
I like "leg": "A service has 2 legs of AC, 180 degrees apart ..." or
"In the panel, adjacent breakers are on different legs."
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