On 4/7/07, peter green wrote: > > > But 230V is more than I've got! > iirc most american houses have two hots coming in with roughly 240V (which is close enough to 230 for something like this) between them. If you have multiple circuits to your workshop you could probablly turn one of them into a 240V circuit without too much effort. You know this kind of circuit with two phases and one neutral is specific for the USA only (as far I know) ? I always wandered why this kind of circuit requiring a specific energy meter design. In the Europe there are two types of connections: one phase and one neutral (for most houses) or thre phases and one neutral (for biggest houses or flats) Vasile -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist