Originally Posted by
Tom Veatch
No, not really, Jim.
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So, the current to the motor, isn't "shared" or "split" between the two hot wires in 240, it's just that one of them takes the place of the neutral wire in a 120 circuit. So while current is flowing to the motor in one wire, 240 or 120, that same identical current flows away from the motor in the other wire. Of course, the flow direction reverses every 120th of a second (every 100th of a second in some countries) which is why they call it "Alternating Current".
Ah, of course. Darn that DC background of mine...gets in the way a lot. Jim.
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