On 6/24/2013 10:00 PM, dwight elvey wrote:
  If the 9VAC is only used to produce the +volts for the
serial
 chips, there is no real reason to use AC. A +15VDC would most
 likely work fine.
 One could use a cheap small switcher.
 Dwight
                                         
As previously noted in my original post,
the TOD clock uses the 50/60 hz
to update the TOD time.  Without it on the 9VAC lines, the TOD clock
will not run.  Some apps will not function as a result.
Jim
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