8 Oct
1999
8 Oct
'99
12:43 a.m.
Christian Fandt wrote:
Upon the date 07:26 PM 10/7/99 +0100, Tony Duell said
something like:
Excuse me, although I don't particularly care to get into a tussle on this,
Ram may not have any experience with working with mains power. We don't
know as he hasn't said anything about that yet.
Yes I know it is not rocket science, but I want to extra extra careful. One
wrong move can be the end of the machine. This is actually the first time I am
going to do this by myself. My brother usually handles stuff like this, but he
is a bit careless, so I didnt ask him. Besides, he doesnt hook up computers,
usually toasters and other appliances that happen to be 220v.
Next, have an electrician friend get a correct
connector and _correctly_
wire it up and you're good to go. If there is no fuse protection in the PSU
Oh come on... I work with 240V almost every day of my life. Fitting a
220V plug, or wiring up a fused adapter cable, or anything like that is
hardly rocket science.... Maybe he moonlights as a
power plant engineer in the 115KV switch vault at his local utility plant.
No I dont moonlight as a power plant engineer, but I am a power software engineer
:-)
I design trading systems that trade power instead of the normal stocks, bonds,
etc.
The statement is intended to assure him he is welcome to get expert help,
if desired, in getting his machine connected (if in fact the PSU is not
settable to 115VAC) rather than take a risk. It doesn't matter whether you
work with 240 every day --even less than 115V can kill. Having done
industrial wiring for several years, I know 480VAC is not a problem when
one respects it.
I really appreciate all the advice everyone gave me. I am planning on actually
opening it on Sat. I will post my findings and let everyone know what type of
PSU, the labels and writings, etc on it. Thanks again
Ram
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