3-phase (was: Re: CDC 9766 Drive and packs)

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_monmouth.com>
Date: Fri Feb 5 18:04:05 1999

> Dwight writes:
> > Back on the three phase issue, many shops use another
> > 3phase induction motor method to create needed three phases.
> > Some don't even use a starting capacitor. They simple
> > spin the motor with a pull rope and switch on the current.
>
> I'm definitely not going to try *that* approach with an RP06. :-)
>
>

Interestingly, RP06's do not use three phase motors. They use a 220
motor (two phases). The other drives some of the card cage logic for
the Massbus (DCL adapter?).

You can break the RP04-II/RP05/RP06 out to run on 220.

The RP04 was a true three phase motor driven item.

Bill
(almost exactly 15 years after RP06 maintenance training)

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