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Originally Posted by buffa98
Very possible. There has to be a nuetral point to finish the circut back to ground. I will bet a dollar to a donut the plug on you compressor has 3 prongs on it. 2 hot(240V) and one ground or commom.
In a 3 phase transmission line the phases are 120 degrees apart. See the pic from post @744PM.
PS I work in power generation. If the phase were to Slip that far apart bad things happen at the generator.
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Yes, 120V 3 phase produces exactly what you stated but with 208V across any of the hot leads.
A residence has only single phase. It's referrred to as "split single phase" as you get 240V across the two hot leads and 120V from either hot lead to the neutral.