Power and the RA82

[Scott Stevens]

On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:07:31 -0500
Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org> wrote:

> Scott Stevens declared on Tuesday 12 July 2005 09:14 pm:
> > On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:03:14 -0600
> > > Want to try hooking up a mainframe using that type of wiring?
> >
> > But wouldn't you need three phase power and/or 220 volt service
> > for most 'real' mainframes?  (I have three phase outputs on my
> > Homelite Gasoline generator)
> 
> Uhm, you don't have 220V service to your house?  I don't think I'd 
> consider moving into a house that doesn't have at least 100A, 240V 
> service.  And even then, the 100A service would get upgrade to 240V 
> service fairly soon after I moved in...
> 

Of course there's 240 volt service.  There wasn't a few weeks ago when a
tree limb took out just one of the wires coming in, but there normally
is.
 
> Pat
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