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i think you just have to change the breaker from a 277 to a 120. 277 breakers are usually a 2 pole breaker and 120 is a single pole breaker.

NO.

277v is not two poles, it is one pole, one single pole breaker in a 480 volt 3 phase system (typically).

If you want 120 volts from a 277 volt source you need a step down transformer

277 volt to 120 volt , or 480/277 to 120/208 .

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