> > I remember a couple of months ago there was discussion on
> > the proper cable for a BA440 power supply (normal North
> > American three prong power cord but with a notch where it
> > plugs in to the power supply). Was there a consensus on
> > the designation (and any place in the US that sell them)?
>
> Here is a copy of a message I sent on 7/22/2001 about this:
>
> They're are three power connectors in the "standard" family as defined
> by IEC...a low-, medium-, and high-current version. The low-current
> version is the one we're all used to, 10A. The one on some MicroVAX
> chassis is the 15A version. The third is a larger one (20A, I think
> but I'm not sure) that has three flat pins in a triangular arrangement
> but in two parallel planes, with a plain rectangular body. Tey're
> found on some larger Cisco routers (7513 for one) and on SGI
> Challenge-L systems for example.
Dave, do you happen to have the IEC spec number?
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Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Tue Sep 04 2001 - 17:17:09 BST