Lighting Newb
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Hi guys, can you please correct me if I'm wrong? So yesterday I learned that an L-6 20 only has two hots, a ground, and no neutral. The hots come together to compete the circuit ( I'd always assumed that the hots went in and the output went through the neutral).
Where I'm a little confused is that someone taught me since all three phases are connected to the neutral and if they're balanced correctly, the neutral should be drawing very little since all three phases add up to zero. Is that only true when the output is at 120v since the 208v doesn't use the neutral? Does balancing 208v just mean making sure one leg isn't drawing too much power?
Also where does the current that is now going through the hot going? Does a 208v distro need a neutral line from the company switch assuming you're not passing power through? And is it true that AB, BC, and CA are evenly distributed across all six circuits of a saco?
Thank you for any insights.
Where I'm a little confused is that someone taught me since all three phases are connected to the neutral and if they're balanced correctly, the neutral should be drawing very little since all three phases add up to zero. Is that only true when the output is at 120v since the 208v doesn't use the neutral? Does balancing 208v just mean making sure one leg isn't drawing too much power?
Also where does the current that is now going through the hot going? Does a 208v distro need a neutral line from the company switch assuming you're not passing power through? And is it true that AB, BC, and CA are evenly distributed across all six circuits of a saco?
Thank you for any insights.