system/36 awefully quiet...

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Tue Oct 31 16:36:08 2000

  Sounds like 220v 2-phase. Two hots and one neutral/ground. If its
marked 20A, I believe the connector is probably an L6-20 twist-lok.
Not difficult to wire up in most US homes.

  My computer room is running from two APC Matrix 5000 5kva UPSs,
which have 220v inputs and 110/220v outputs. I ran two 30A 220V
(L6-30 twist-lok) circuits from the two outer poles on my breaker
panel to power the UPSs, and everything (be it 110v like the regular
Alphas/Suns/SGIs and such or 220v for the Crays) runs from the UPSs.

  Having the equipment run from dedicated 220v 2-pole breakers is
very, very nice. Definitely worth the trouble.

       -Dave McGuire

On October 31, Merle K. Peirce wrote:
> I just checked ours - it's 3 prong.
>
> On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Dave McGuire wrote:
>
> > On October 31, THETechnoid_at_home.com wrote:
> > > Last weekend I aquired a system/36 model 5360. Have not powered it as
> > > yet. The plug does not fit either of my dryer sockets but is marked
> > > 250vac, 20amp. Is this a three-phase machine? If so I think I am in
> > > trouble..... ;-)
> >
> > Does the plug have three prongs or four?
> >
> >
> > -Dave McGuire
> >
>
> M. K. Peirce
> Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
> 215 Shady Lea Road,
> North Kingstown, RI 02852
>
> "Casta est qui nemo rogavit."
>
> - Ovid
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