9/ or does the same with line B and a neutral. It makes no diff in you tap into A or B. The two are out of phase, but that doesn't matter. HOWEVER if you could speed up your perceptions 100x you might see the flourescents in one room pulse at 60HZ out of phase w those in next
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20/ So, remember how I talked about 220V breakers spanning both A and B bus bar? First I flip all of those off. No electric dryer or well pump. Next: how am I going to feed both busbars from the workshop garage? I could cobble TWO suicide plugs, and find one A outlet & one B
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21/ ...but...remember what I said about 220V outlets? They connect to both A and B busbars. Aha! So, working by candle light, I build a SECOND suicide cable, cannabalizing parts from my tablesaw plug. This one takes 110V from generator and puts it on BOTH A and B lines of 220
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22/ ...so now both A and B busbars are energized at 110V vs ground (as they should be) but are 0° out of phase (and not 180° out of phase, as they should be). I plug this in, start the generator ...and heat and lights come back on.
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23/ ...and because the 220V outlets in my workshop (for tablesaw, bandsaw, and MIG welder) are all NEMA L6-30R twist lock outlets, that's the the Great 110 volt to 220 volt Twist Lock Adapter Storypic.twitter.com/xhynwlSIG9
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26/ Always comment your code, kids - ESPECIALLY the ugly hacks.pic.twitter.com/JkLTlqNjeH
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27/ By the way, if you enjoy can-do-attitude and technical hacks, you might enjoy my short science fiction story "Staking a Claim". ~40 pages $2.99 ebook https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081MW4W4Z … $9.99 (yes, pricey, I know) paperback https://www.amazon.com/Staking-Claim-Aristillus-Travis-Corcoran/dp/1709969407 …pic.twitter.com/dDDv9WYhMd
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28/ This now forms a chapter in my homesteading book https://escapefromthecity.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders …https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1336665407080566784 …
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