Good evening. I am looking at a job where the available voltage is 120/208 wye. According to the manufacturer of the equipment we are installing we need 120/240V single phase. My question is can I use a buck boost xfmr (no derived neutral) and use the 208V (primary) to get the 240V and just feed the neutral through? Thanks for any input.
120/208 wye to 120/240 single phase transformer
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LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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No, you can't "unbend" the 120 degrees into 180 degrees that way. Since you need 120/240v with a neutral, you should use a 1ph 208-to-120/240v transformer, and bond the derived neutral.
I freely admit that I’m not a transformer guy. That makes sense though. Thank you for putting it that way.
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