3-phase (was: Re: CDC 9766 Drive and packs)

-----Original Message----- From: Christian Fandt <cfandt(a)netsync.net> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Thursday, 4 February 1999 3:29 Subject: Re: 3-phase (was: Re: CDC 9766 Drive and packs) Except Jamestown, we pay only $0.03565 per KWH :-) Lucky boy. We pay 12 cents a KWH in this part of Oz. Most people with serious heating needs opt for natural gas. Mind you, we don't need heat as much anyway, but an airconditioner of reasonable size can cost upwards of 20c an hour to run, and in summer (like now) we need it. Might have to emigrate....:^) 3 phase is uncommon outside industrial sites. ETSA (Electricity Trust of South Australia) will only install it if you can prove you need it. 415v 3 phase, that is. Some (all electric) homes may have a couple of seperate 240vac single phase circuits that are fed from seperate phases, but even that's unusual. Cheers Geoff Roberts Computer Systems Manager Saint Marks College Port Pirie South Australia. My ICQ# is 1970476 Ph. 61-411-623-978 (Mobile) 61-8-8633-0619 (Home) 61-8-8633-8834 (Work-Direct) 61-8-8633-0104 (Fax)