It is not possible to have a circuit you can't turn off, there is a switch somewhere. It may be in the meter, there is a switch somewhere. Your questions show you are not qualified to work on a live circuit. I am not stupid enough to work on a live circuit and I have been wiring my own outlets etc. for a little over 40 years. Maybe not working on live circuit is the reason I have lived this long.lol ALWAYS TURN THE SWITCH OFF FIRST. VV
ok.. so I need a lesson in the ABC's, whats the difference between socket, and outlet? or is it the same? sorry for such a dumb question, just want to be on the same page.
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Just like it sounds, it is the 'constant load' that the lights use after start up and it doesn't effect the lights.
Most outlets and sockets are wired with 14 wire because it cost less and is big enough to meet code. I don't use it for 20 amp circuits, I use 12.
typical receptacles are rated to 15a 120v, you do find some 20amp in homes, tho. then you get into the larger 2-pole receptacles for dryers and stoves and such. but if you have it on the correct breaker then it won't melt, unless it grounds out, then it will arc some just before the breaker trips
50 amp? whats thatObviously you did not fully understand the underlying question. I am sure there is a switch somewhere in this case but it's not available for me to access without climbing a pole. While I appreciate the effort understand what the question is before spewing useless advice.
Thanks captn. That is what I was getting at. I wasn't sure how big the grid was or how it was metered or if it was possible to sneak about 3 to 4 thousand watts without anyone noticing.
If I am not mistaken this will not work. If we are thinking of the same kind of party light the bulb itself is incandescent which is not that great for growing, if you use the cfl version of party lights you would be better than the first but you would be better off just using regular cfl's because you would get higher wattages/lumens than ones that have been colored. Go with what work's first then try an experiment.
I hope you don't become rude with me if I misintepret your questions. The guy is doing people a favor, lurking on these forums, answering people's questions...if you really appreciate his efforts, you sure don't express it very well.
Single phase 240v service operates with two legs, L1 and L2. 120v circuits operate off one leg, and 240v circuits operate off two legs. If you have two 120v circuits and they operate off different legs, then you could wire them to get 240v. A transformer won't help you. There is a way to turn one leg into two. I've seen the utility do this as a temporary repair when a customer had one leg blow out. I don't know how, though. In AC power, the polarity reverses 60 times a second (in the US). In 240v systems the 2 legs are 180 degrees out of phase, so when one is at negative the other is at positive. So you can, in theory and in fact, split one L1 and reverse its phase to make it L2. But again, I don't know how to do it in practice.
I was being a bit of a dick. Sorry to all. I got a bit annoyed with jumping straight to the you have no idea what you are doing thing (in a pretty rude way) when it was him that didn't understand but I should have taken the high road.
A 50 amp outlet would have been to a electric stove and is 220. You would have about three options.
