19 Oct
2007
19 Oct
'07
10:21 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
OK. I just like using concrete examples.
Really? :-) I have enough of those "fire hoses" going from the
panels
to systems, that I just can't envision using single phase in those
situations. Geez, the KL's power cable is 2+" in diameter (and the
"plug" probably weighs in at 10+#).
Na. All of
the supplies in the 11/780 are single phase (with std 110v
15A plugs even). The power controller just splits the phases.
I was just using the VAX-11/780 as a size unit (VUS), not as an
explicit example. Sort of "small mainframe-ish".
As I
said before, it simplifies the wiring from the system to the "mains".
ALRIGHT, Alright...you broke the camels back...I have had enough!
In the US, it is not MAINS, it is the LINE. Most US
electricians will
know what you mean, but may give you funny looks if you call it
"mains", and not buy you a beer at the end of the day because you
might be un-American.
Sorry, I've always used "line" for "dainty" power
(radios and such) and
"mains" when something heftier is called for. :-) But then again I'm
just a software jock who masquerades as a EE on occasion. :-)
--
TTFN - Guy