208 V Single Phase?

[jumper]

I shouldn't have been writing quite so late at night

I did specifically mean the _grounded_ conductor, but I was using the term 'energized' to mean 'connected to the supply circuit'.

Of course you are correct, the whole point of having the screw shell connected to the grounded conductor is to provide a closed circuit without 'energizing' it relative to ground.

-Jon

Okay, that makes sense, I see now how you meant it.:thumbsup:

 

[jeremysterling]

When I'm explaining "three phase" and "single phase", I name the phases with letters. "A" is not a phase. "A" is a leg or conductor or terminal.

"AB", "BC", and "CA" are your three phases. Pick one of those three and voila you have a single phase.