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    Apr 30, 2010, 11:40 AM
    Is the b50-can a single or three phase light
    I have a B50-Can series fluorescent light and was told it was three phase. Can you run this on single phase and this there a way of telling if it is three phase or single phase.
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    Apr 30, 2010, 12:35 PM

    Should be a nomenclature tag on fixture stating voltage, amperage or watts and phase.me
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    Apr 30, 2010, 12:45 PM
    Is this your unit:

    http://www.bodine.com/downloads/spec...9.L2000053.pdf

    If so, it is single phase. May be that the 120, or esp the 277 volt rating confuses people, or someone knows just enough to be dangerous, because the 277 typically comes from a three phase 480 volt system. The 277 is one single phase of the three phases.

    Been doing repairs and installation, specifying of lighting, ballasts , fixtures, systems, of all types, and never heard of a 3 phase light.
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