Interesting stuff this about 240V. Here in Australia we also have 240V (used to be 250V) in Western Australia several years ago. So - does anyone know of a commercial single phase to 3-phase converter (other than a motor/alternator) - about 2KW max ? Rgds ~`:o) Mike Perth, Western Australia Products/Personal/Client web area at http://www.wantree.com.au/~erazmus (Current feature - trip to Malaysia to install equipment in jungle power site) Some say there is no magic but, all things begin with thought then it becomes academic, then some poor slob works out a practical way to implement all that theory, this is called Engineering - for most people another form of magic.