> From: tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto:tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org]
> On Behalf Of Luke S. Crawford
> 
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 04:02:44PM -0800, da...@lang.hm wrote:
> > the math in sine-wave AC circuits is odd, but a 208v circuit is exactly
2
> > 120v circuits 

Actually...  I'm quite sure 120V is a single phase (relative to ground), and
240V are just two 120V circuits that are directly out of phase with each
other (2-phase) and 208V is three 120V signals that are each 120deg out of
phase with each other.

120V = 1 phase
240V = 2 phase
208V = 3 phase

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