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From: jamesd <jdickens_at_ameritech.net>
Date: Wed Jun 4 12:17:00 2003

On Wednesday 04 June 2003 08:38 am, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > Not sure. There are extensive discussions on this list about that
> > very topic. OTOH, I *think* the innards of the 690 are 110V, but the
> > power distribution box might want 220. In that case, you can plug the
> > CPU into its own 15A circuit and run the rest of the stuff off of a
> > different circuit.

yeah 2x 15A curcuits would not be a problem, but i think it might be 220v to
the power supply and from then on the rest is just DC lines to each
component, begining to think I should just forget about the whole deal, not
worth the 500mile round trip drive and a hernia of moving a 600 lbs. beast...

I figured out what i thougt was a masive powersupply drawer was really holding
5 or so Full Height SCSI drives that were either 1. 3. or 9 gig's each not
really econmical to use these days given when the power to run them costs.
especially if they are the 1 or 3 gig variety


> >
> > > I'm still a bit leary of plugging in a machine that requires that much
> > > power.
> >
> > I can understand that. This stuff wasn't exactly designed for home
> > use.
>
> Heh. here, 220VAC _at_ 20A is normal house wiring. Many houses here
> are fed with 48A (new) or 60A (old), on three circuits. High power
> circuits (dryers, arcos etc) are done on 380VAC (3-phase) here.
>
> My apartment now has the usual 3 220V (60A) circuits, two 380VAC
> circuits, and a new 500VAC power line attached to the power stuff
> downstairs :)

that's a damm scary place to live as a child or a electrian... my son when he
was about 3 thought it would be find to pee on a electrical outlet all it
happened back then was sparks and smoke hate to think about what would
happened at 380 or 500 vac?

I ran over a extension cord on a electric lawn mower, i know an evil device,
got quite a shock and it was only 110 15A curcuit i shiver to think of
even 220v at 60A, i could of been dead with that much power going through me
even for a short time i felt my shock...

>
> "Gee, sir... what ARE you going to do here.. would your hobby be
> including devices such as electric chairs, perhaps??"
>
> *grin*
>
> :)
>
> --fred
Received on Wed Jun 04 2003 - 12:17:00 BST