27 Jun
2005
27 Jun
'05
8:04 a.m.
This, my friends, is truly, truly hilarious and awesome...
"Digital VAX 6320 PC, approx 5.5 ft high 4 foot deep and 3 foot wide,
needs 3 phase mains to operate.""
A PC that runs on 3 phase...nothing personal about that, LOL!
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dan Williams
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:53 PM
To: classiccmp at classiccmp.org
Subject: Vax 6320 on Ebay
Anyone got some space and 3 phase ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=96944&item…
981884
Dan
29 Jun
29 Jun
4:13 p.m.
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:04:57 -0500
"Wolfe, Julian " <ISC277 at CLCILLINOIS.EDU> wrote:
This, my friends, is truly, truly hilarious and
awesome...
"Digital VAX 6320 PC, approx 5.5 ft high 4 foot deep and 3 foot wide,
needs 3 phase mains to operate.""
A PC that runs on 3 phase...nothing personal about that, LOL!
Naw, that could be HIGHLY personal, and an entirely self-contained
system. I could, for instance, take it up a mountain to a tarpaper
shack, and power it with my old Homelite generator, which has three
phase output on it. All I'd need is the occasional (uh, frequent,
actually) jerry can full of gas to keep it going.
18 Aug
18 Aug
11:10 p.m.
On 28/06/2005, at 1:04 AM, Wolfe, Julian wrote:
This, my friends, is truly, truly hilarious and
awesome...
"Digital VAX 6320 PC, approx 5.5 ft high 4 foot deep and 3 foot wide,
needs 3 phase mains to operate.""
A PC that runs on 3 phase...nothing personal about that, LOL!
It can still be personal if you're the only person that logs in.
ISTR that 6300s could be modified to run on single phase power - is
this just an illusion from the latest batch of pain killers I'm
taking or does someone remember this too?
Huw Davies | e-mail: Huw.Davies at kerberos.davies.net.au
Melbourne | "If soccer was meant to be played in the
Australia | air, the sky would be painted green"
19 Aug
19 Aug
3:17 a.m.
ISTR that 6300s could be modified to run on single
phase power - is this
just an illusion from the latest batch of pain killers I'm taking or does
someone remember this too?
I've done it, and know of at least two others. AFAIK all 6000 machines can
run on single-phase, but I've only experienced a U.S. machine. There are a
few websites describing the process, and I'd be happy to answer what
questions I can.
Huw Davies | e-mail: Huw.Davies at kerberos.davies.net.au
Bob
5:26 a.m.
Robert Schaefer wrote:
I've done it too. I hooked the two live legs of a 220V dryer line to
the three live legs (one to one, one to two) on the 3-phase connector,
plus neutral to neutral and ground to ground. Worked fine.
Peace... Sridhar
ISTR that
6300s could be modified to run on single phase power - is
this just an illusion from the latest batch of pain killers I'm
taking or does someone remember this too?
I've done it, and know of at least two others. AFAIK all 6000 machines
can run on single-phase, but I've only experienced a U.S. machine.
There are a few websites describing the process, and I'd be happy to
answer what questions I can.
4:48 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sridhar Ayengar" <ploopster at gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: Vax 6320 on Ebay
Robert Schaefer wrote:
That's basically it for a U.S. conversion, a E.U. conversion ought to be
about the same. The details can change WRT how the internal power
distribution module is wired in (provides 120V power to internal RA drives,
etc.) and how easily it's unconverted. IIRC I replaced the cord end with a
NEMA L14-30P and retapped the power distribution to more evenly divide up
the load between the two legs.
I've done it, and know of at least two others. AFAIK all 6000 machines
can run on single-phase, but I've only experienced a U.S. machine. There
are a few websites describing the process, and I'd be happy to answer
what questions I can.
I've done it too. I hooked the two live legs of a 220V dryer line to the
three live legs (one to one, one to two) on the 3-phase connector, plus
neutral to neutral and ground to ground. Worked fine.
Peace... Sridhar
Good to hear from you again!
Bob
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