24 Feb
2003
24 Feb
'03
4:19 a.m.
--- Doc Shipley <doc(a)mdrconsult.com> wrote:
I do know that my MVIII uses a hack of a lot less
power booting off a
remote disk than it did spinning up 3 MFM drives. I can only assume
that the RAxx use even more juice.
Dunno about anything as new as an RA9x, but the RA81 draws 30A surge
current (which is why they have that daisy-chain power sequencer port),
and 8A steady-state. That's a big honkin' motor in there, plus several
square feet of controllers.
I have several. I keep them powered off as much as possible. For my
8200, I've been using an MBA SDI<->ESDI box with 1 x 1.2GB ESDI disks.
Much better MB/KW ratio.
-ethan