AndrewT said:
Hi,
I had never heard of the "wild leg". If this is a reliable explanation of that system, then it looks to me like a bastardisation of a two phase system to operate three phase motors that expect to see phases 120degrees apart and not 180degrees as in a split phase system.
Europe would never do that.
Can I presume that the wild leg voltage will only exist in a three phase motor wiring arrangement? Never in a domestic wiring scheme?
Yes. You are entirely correct. The US/Canada both have severely compromised AC power systems. All done to save a buck on running the proper wire on the AC power lines.
Save a buck:

i just took it to an electronic repair shop and he said that the power supply is busted and a couple of IC need to be replaced but he was asking too much. i wanna do it myself. how do i replace tha power supply and the IC? can someonle help me pls?
Hi,
take out the power supply and the IC and all you've got left is a case and some hardware ancilliaries.
Scrap it.
take out the power supply and the IC and all you've got left is a case and some hardware ancilliaries.
Scrap it.
@andrew
i see. thanks, i checked it again and it seems the IC has no probelm. there is another fuse 10A 125V (two of them) needs to be replaced.
i see. thanks, i checked it again and it seems the IC has no probelm. there is another fuse 10A 125V (two of them) needs to be replaced.
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