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Split Phase vs Two Phase

Some sample images using non-sine waves to try to explain the differences between split phase, two phase, and 180 degree phase.

This is split phase power, common in houses in the USA:

This is two phase power, used for steppers but obsolete for powering homes:

This is what "180 degrees out of phase" would really look like:


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