[Milsurplus] AC Power on Ships

J. Forster jfor at quik.com
Sun Oct 24 18:18:16 EDT 2010


Hi,

I was just asked about the AC line on WW II era ships. It appears there is
no neutral and the 115V 60 Hz just floats with each line 60-80 V AC above
structure.

Is this correct and common or is there a fault?

And, more importantly why would they do it this way?

Best,

-John

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