OK, Thank you guys.
Paul, you convinced me plenty.
You are welcome
This "half phase" issue has always confused me. I can never get a good answer from anyone. You understand this more than anyone I ever talked with. Can you advise about this "half phase" and what it means for this equipment? Is it causing harm? Is it better to unplug? Is it like running a 220V grinding tool on 120V and it ruins the motor?
If you can explain this I would truly appreciate it!
Thanks!
I can not say with 100% sure *WHY* because Brazilian territory is too vast
and it does vary from point to point the way the mains power is delivered.
we know how bad hard expensive is to deliver that in far regions...
What I can tell you with 100% sure is the following:
- We have regions where the mains is "fixed" at 120VAC
- We have regions where the mains is "fixed" at 220VAC
OK. That said we all know power is delivered in 3 phases.
In that case EACH PHASE contains that RMS voltage ...
It is **VERY** common for several reasons .. to have devices
which be powered by 2 or 3 phases. They are not MONOPHASIC
they are BI- ot TRI- phase devices.
Now regions where the mains power fixed at 120VAC sell
devices that can be powered by 2 phases
**UNFORTUNATELY **
A VERY BAD HABIT CALL THESE DEVICES 220V/240V
referring that they REQUIRE 2x110 or 2x120 PHASES to function.
The phase RMS voltage is still 120 but the device only works
if two phases of 120 are present - they don't even require the neutral.
Now **REAL** 220/240 devices operate in SINGLE PHASE
at that RMS mains grid.
Under that bad terminology a 2xPHASE device in these areas
would be called or aliased as 440V . ...tendeu ?
In both cases the device IS NOT RATED TO OPERATE ABOVE MAINS GRID.
Under 2 phases but still requires the mains grid area voltage rating
This is a very bad habit (and wrong) to alias those sales...
eh isso.
Paul