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tagoheer
May 14, 2009, 02:46 AM
What is the difference between single phase and three phase motor

Scleros
May 14, 2009, 04:46 AM
The primary difference is single phase motors are designed to operate on single phase electrical power (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-phase_electric_power) and 3 phase motors are designed to operate on 3 phase electrical power (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_phase_power).