Christian Fandt wrote:
> Upon the date 07:26 PM 10/7/99 +0100, Tony Duell said something like:
> >
> >> Next, have an electrician friend get a correct connector and _correctly_
> >> wire it up and you're good to go. If there is no fuse protection in the PSU
> >
> >Oh come on... I work with 240V almost every day of my life. Fitting a
> >220V plug, or wiring up a fused adapter cable, or anything like that is
> >hardly rocket science....
>
> Excuse me, although I don't particularly care to get into a tussle on this,
> Ram may not have any experience with working with mains power. We don't
> know as he hasn't said anything about that yet.
Yes I know it is not rocket science, but I want to extra extra careful. One
wrong move can be the end of the machine. This is actually the first time I am
going to do this by myself. My brother usually handles stuff like this, but he
is a bit careless, so I didnt ask him. Besides, he doesnt hook up computers,
usually toasters and other appliances that happen to be 220v.
> Maybe he moonlights as a
> power plant engineer in the 115KV switch vault at his local utility plant.
No I dont moonlight as a power plant engineer, but I am a power software engineer
:-)
I design trading systems that trade power instead of the normal stocks, bonds,
etc.
>
> The statement is intended to assure him he is welcome to get expert help,
> if desired, in getting his machine connected (if in fact the PSU is not
> settable to 115VAC) rather than take a risk. It doesn't matter whether you
> work with 240 every day --even less than 115V can kill. Having done
> industrial wiring for several years, I know 480VAC is not a problem when
> one respects it.
>
I really appreciate all the advice everyone gave me. I am planning on actually
opening it on Sat. I will post my findings and let everyone know what type of
PSU, the labels and writings, etc on it. Thanks again
Ram
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Received on Fri Oct 08 1999 - 07:43:09 BST