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Jiles

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Understanding the system
« on: January 31, 2008, 11:56:47 PM »

My home is wired the normal way  with 220 and 110v It is my understanding that basically 1/2 the 110v circuts are taken from one buss bar and the other half from the second bar.  220v is supplied from both buss bars. I just purchased two PH508 Power horns and a PS561 console, along with the d/w sensors, motion detectors etc. Am I correct in assuming that all add on devices must be on the same main circuit?
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Re: Understanding the system
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2008, 12:16:21 AM »

My home is wired the normal way  with 220 and 110v It is my understanding that basically 1/2 the 110v circuts are taken from one buss bar and the other half from the second bar.  220v is supplied from both buss bars. I just purchased two PH508 Power horns and a PS561 console, along with the d/w sensors, motion detectors etc. Am I correct in assuming that all add on devices must be on the same main circuit?

They don't have to be, but sometimes being on "different phases" can be a problem.  Depends on a lot of variables.

Best bet is just try it out plugging things in where you would like them and if you run into a problem, troubleshoot.
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