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Has anyone got a good link to a guide to UK power lines? I hate looking up and not knowing what's there.
For example, my house has several poles leading to it, strung with one live 240V and one neutral, the latter being tapped to Earth at each pole.
What if there are two lines, strung side-by-side - is that the same? What about three - two phases and a neutral? Why do you never see four conductors, as you'd expect for 415V three phases and a neutral?
My main interest is the low voltage, domestic/commercial supplies, rather than great big pylons. And it's more about what each wire actually IS, rather than the voltage level.
For example, my house has several poles leading to it, strung with one live 240V and one neutral, the latter being tapped to Earth at each pole.
What if there are two lines, strung side-by-side - is that the same? What about three - two phases and a neutral? Why do you never see four conductors, as you'd expect for 415V three phases and a neutral?
My main interest is the low voltage, domestic/commercial supplies, rather than great big pylons. And it's more about what each wire actually IS, rather than the voltage level.