3 Phase and Single-Phase

[Versti]

so i'm gonna build my first custom build pc very soon,

 

but i watched a video talking about the 3 phase electricity and the single-phase electricity and its affect on PSUs, and some people got their pc fried because of it, 

and i wanna know, is it true that a certain one could actually fry my pc? my psu is rm650x btw, and what can i do to stop it, because obviously i wont change the whole wires in my house.. lol..

[Versti]

so like, will a single-phase fry it, or will a 3 phase fry it?

[Zando_]

Should be fine with that PSU, it's one of the best ones you can get. 

[Versti]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

Should be fine with that PSU, it's one of the best ones you can get. 

alright, anyone thinks anything else?

[knightslugger]

i highly doubt the wires in your home that you plug a hair dryer into are anything but single phase.

 

2 phase and 3 phase electrical solutions are generally used for very power hungry applications, such as heavy duty machinery (Lathes, mills, electro-hydraulic cardboard cubers), or electrical arc welding.

 

[Versti]

Just now, knightslugger said:

i highly doubt the wires in your home that you plug a hair dryer into are anything but single phase.

 

2 phase and 3 phase electrical solutions are generally used for very power hungry applications, such as heavy duty machinery (Lathes, mills, electro-hydraulic cardboard cubers), or electrical arc welding.

 

we have 3 phase..

[knightslugger]

Just now, Versti said:

we have 3 phase..

this is starting to get irritating.

 

Please update your location for your country.

[Sharif]

1 minute ago, Versti said:

we have 3 phase..

What voltage do they output? 

 

By the 3 phase are you referring to Live, Neutral and ground? 

[Versti]

Just now, knightslugger said:

this is starting to get irritating.

 

Please update your location for your country.

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[Versti]

Just now, Sharif said:

What voltage do they output? 

 

By the 3 phase are you referring to Live, Neutral and ground? 

i know absolutely nothing about electricity, i asked my dad about it and he told me we have 3 phase 

[Sharif]

Just now, Versti said:

i know absouletly nothing about electricity, i asked my dad about it and he told me we have 3 phase 

Do you live inside a city or somewhere with lot of factories and industrial stuff around? 

[Versti]

Just now, Sharif said:

Do you live inside a city or somewhere with lot of factories and industrial stuff around? 

i live near alot of factories ALOt, like only 70 meters ish away

[knightslugger]

1 minute ago, Versti said:

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[Versti]

so basically in an industrial zone

[Versti]

Just now, knightslugger said:

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why should i xd?

[Sharif]

Just now, Versti said:

why should i xd?

It's easier for people to help you

[Versti]

Just now, Sharif said:

It's easier for people to help you

alright

[Sharif]

4 minutes ago, Versti said:

so basically in an industrial zone

Do the outlets look like any of these with 4 holes? 

 

Or is it like these?

http://wikitravel.org/upload/shared//thumb/8/85/Plugs.png/400px-Plugs.png

[Versti]

Just now, Sharif said:

Do the outlets look like this with 4 holes? 

this is what it looks like 
 

[Sharif]

1 minute ago, Versti said:

this is what it looks like 
 

It's single phase, you won't have any issue.

 

Look @knightslugger post above for future understanding 

[Versti]

Just now, Sharif said:

It's single phase, you won't have any issue.

 

Look @knightslugger post above for future understanding 

welp, sry that i thought its 3 phase, i just really dont know anything about electric stuff.., so i asked my dad and he said its 3 phase, i guess ill correct him, lol, thanks knight and sharif

[knightslugger]

4 minutes ago, Versti said:

welp, sry that i thought its 3 phase, i just really dont know anything about electric stuff.., so i asked my dad and he said its 3 phase, i guess ill correct him, lol, thanks knight and sharif

three phase is exactly what it sounds like. 3 different phases of electricity 120* out of time from each other. as an example of what that's like, touching a 120V electric fence might give you some 2nd degree burns, but touching a 3-phase electric fence would turn you into charcoal instantly.

[Versti]

Just now, knightslugger said:

three phase is exactly what it sounds like. 3 different phases of electricity 120* out of time from each other. as an example of what that's like, touching a 120V electric fence might give you some 2nd degree burns, but touching a 3-phase electric fence would turn you into charcoal instantly.

i like that example

[knightslugger]

8 minutes ago, Versti said:

i like that example

or the difference between getting beaten by one person vs being beaten by three people simultaneously.

 

a single cylinder engine vs a three cylinder engine.

 

semi-auto vs. burst

 

and so on...

[Mira Yurizaki]

41 minutes ago, Versti said:

welp, sry that i thought its 3 phase, i just really dont know anything about electric stuff.., so i asked my dad and he said its 3 phase, i guess ill correct him, lol, thanks knight and sharif

He might think because it has three prongs, it's three phase?