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    Oct 19, 2007, 06:58 PM
    Single Phose vs Three Phase
    I have a Exspresso Cart and the power cord appears to be three phase but the sub panel appears to be single phase. 2 load a nutrel and a ground, can an adapotor be made to power from 120v as in RV plugs?
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    Oct 20, 2007, 04:33 AM
    Not sure what you have, but I can tell you that you can get single phase from 3 phase, but not the other way around, unless you use a converter.

    Explain further your situation. Where is this subpanel located?Why does the cart "appear" to be 3 phase? Can you find a nameplate?
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