qickdraw
27-04-2007, 10:17 AM
I am sure we have all heard the phrase, "Don't piss on an electric fence." Well it just isn't a joke. Here is what happened to someone that did just that on a 3 phase electric fence. So what is 3 phase, you might ask? Electricity is provided to each home as 2 of the 3 phases produced by the transformer on the pole. Our lights and wall outlets are single phase at 110 volts and our stoves, Air Conditioning, and large appliances use 2 phase which is two different 110 volt legs or normally 220 to 230 volts.
The difference between phases is that they each alternate between plus 110 volts down to minus 110 volts thus the name Alternating Current or AC. Your car uses a battery and that is DC or Direct Current. Each phase alternates through their cycle 60 times a second however they each are timed to start through their cycles one third of the cycle behind the preceding cycle so that none of the three are exactly at the same stage at the same time.
The third leg as it is known us brought into industrial sites to power up large motors pulling heavy loads.
Can you say ouch??..
Notice the key phrase here is, "a 3 phase electric fence". Yep, it should burn it off ....[xx(][:0][B)]
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/9228289022842.JPG
The difference between phases is that they each alternate between plus 110 volts down to minus 110 volts thus the name Alternating Current or AC. Your car uses a battery and that is DC or Direct Current. Each phase alternates through their cycle 60 times a second however they each are timed to start through their cycles one third of the cycle behind the preceding cycle so that none of the three are exactly at the same stage at the same time.
The third leg as it is known us brought into industrial sites to power up large motors pulling heavy loads.
Can you say ouch??..
Notice the key phrase here is, "a 3 phase electric fence". Yep, it should burn it off ....[xx(][:0][B)]
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/9228289022842.JPG