Yes.
First house lighting systems are single phase not three phase. To connect a generator to the house lighting system for emergency power, it would take an electrician to do the job properly. The biggest concern would be to isolate the rest of the service from the main distribution supply service and then isolate the rest of the distribution panel loads from the lighting loads.
there isnt a high leg in a three phase 480v panel only on 240v panels
A three phase panel will not give you 110 and 220 volts. A three phase four wire panel will, but not at these voltages. The nearest voltages will be 120 and 208 volts. The 120 volt is the wye voltage of 208 volts. 208/1.73 = 120 volts. A single phase three wire panel will give you 110 and 220 volts.
480 Volt
You can install up to four 50 amp single phase breakers on one phase of a three phase 200 amp panel, assuming the panel is balanced properly among the three phases. Each breaker will draw 50 amps of current, so be sure to consider the total load on the phase to prevent overloading.
In a three phase 225 amp panel, there would be a total of 225 amps available for each phase, making it a total of 675 amps for all three phases combined. This means that you could have up to 225 amps of current flowing through each phase simultaneously.
three phase would be cheaper for running motors are more efficient single phase is only used for small motors and loads where operating economy is not a concern
A 277/480V box should be clearly marked, but not always. The only way to be certain of a box's voltage is to use a voltmeter on it. This type of voltage is very dangerous. When voltages start to get this high, at best you may loose a finger or limb, at worst, you die. I recommend calling an electrician, who will be able to safely check this out.
The term, single-phase 'panel', describes an electricity distribution panel (called a 'consumer unit' in the UK) comprising line, neutral, and earth (ground) busbars, supplying a number of circuits which are each protected with either a fuse or a miniature circuit breaker. The panel normally incorporates an isolation switch that will disconnect the busbars from the supply system. The panel is fed from the utility company's supply system, via a fuse and energy meter.
If the motor is a three phase the most likely voltage the motor operates on will be 480 volts.
Easy as one,two and three. There are four primary wires coming from you service panel.(provided you have three phase service) you can check by looking at the weather head on the roof. if it has three wires you have single phase but if it has four then you have three phase. the hot wires will be black,red and brown. the neutral will be white or green. the welder should have a manual that will give you the lead phase wire(most likely black to black) the other two hot wires can hook to any other hot wire. The neutral goes to the white or green and posts to the panel. If the welder has a switching power supply then you must have a three phase converter.
60 amp,120/208VAC, three-phase