13 Jul
2005
13 Jul
'05
10:44 p.m.
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:30:14 -0400
Paul Koning <pkoning at equallogic.com> wrote:
It's labelled 3 phase. This is not a consumer-grade Homelite, it's a
big old one bought at a farm auction. It has a metal property tag so
was probably industrial or military before the previous owner bought it.
>>>> "Scott" == Scott Stevens <chenmel at earthlink.net>
writes:
Scott> I've never powered up anything bigger than a quad pentium-pro
Scott> server on the 'knob and tube' (what you described) wiring in
Scott> my house. I do aim to sometime not to far off start messing
Scott> with the SparcServer 1000. But wouldn't you need three phase
Scott> power and/or 220 volt service for most 'real' mainframes? (I
Scott> have three phase outputs on my Homelite Gasoline generator)
Three phase, on a Homelite? Are you sure? Mid size generators often
have twist lock outlets -- not for three phase, but for 220 at 30+
amps with neutral and ground. My Honda has that. The pin
configuration on the outlet will tell you what it is, or the manual...