jdevlin
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/09/02
Posts: 6188
Loc: Welland Ont. Canada
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Still doesn't make sense to me. If the device is rated for 240 volts and you open one leg you have 0 volts across it. We are talking about a 240 device not a 120/240 device.
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Gizmologist09
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Reged: 02/08/09
Posts: 269
Loc: Palmdale, California USA
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Once again IF the controller is solid state (NOT a relay)then the load may exceed the design voltage of the triac in the controller. If it is a MECHANICAL relay then no problem.
The voltage across a switch is NEVER 0 volts. That is an impossibility. In the OFF state, a triac will have 120 volts on both sides (the anode and the cathode) if used in a 240 volt circuit. Some triacs and control circuitry are not rated for anything above 120volts.
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