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Subject: Re: [EE] Connecting european device to US main.
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If connecting phase - phase on a US system, you will trip any earth leakage
breaker fitted as there will be no neutral current.
RP

On Wed, 27 Jan 2021 at 11:08, Isaac Marino Bavaresco <
isaacbavaresco@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Em 26 de janeiro de 2021 18:01:24 BRT, Harold Hallikainen <
> harold@mai.hallikainen.org> escreveu:
> >
> >> Hi Harold,
> >> I think it would be OK to run a 100-240V device on North American
> >> residential 240V. If the single fuse within the device opened, the AC
> >is
> >> still contained within the device.
> >> Friendly regards, Bob
> >
> >Yes, but a "neutral" to ground short would not be protected if the
> >"neutral" was on a phase. It is still protected by the branch circuit
> >breaker, though. But if we could rely on that, no equipment would need
> >fuses...
> >
> >Harold
> >https://w6iwi.org
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> fires.
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