5 Nov
2000
5 Nov
'00
12:27 p.m.
My 8300 is on one 30A Hubbel twist-n-loc I installed
in my basement. It
powers the CPU, a single RA81 and an MBA ESDI-to-SDI box (2.1Gb). I always
power on the RA81 *first*, then let it settle, before firing up the other
boxes (due to the surge current of the RA81 HDA).
I ended up having two new 30A breakers installed just to be able to turn
it on. :) It had a TU81+ tape and four RA81 drives. I miss that monster
- even though it was a nightmare moving it upstairs. :)
Fun little box. Watch out for the KDB50 - I never met
one that wasn't
finiky.
I don't recall ever having any problems with my KDB50, but the DEBNA(?)
board would quietly cease to operate when the room temperature hit about
70* farenheit.
g.