12 Dec
2012
12 Dec
'12
10:38 a.m.
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Chuck Guzis<cclist
at sydex.com> wrote:
Just to provide another data point, my 11/750 is the 110VAC variety.
alan
>On 12/11/2012 03:34 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> >>The 11/750 was physically smaller, used 110VAC... limited initially
> >>to 2MB (later 8MB, then finally 14MB)...
>
>We ran ours on 208V, I think we had 4MB; we used a Fuji Eagle drive and a
>CDC cartridge drive for disks and a Cipher streamer for tape. It worked
>pretty well.
I'm sure they must have made a 220VAC model, but I've
only ever seen
the 110VAC type (sample size > 2) 
12 Dec
12 Dec
12:11 p.m.
On Tue, Dec
11, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Chuck Guzis<cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
Just to provide another data point, my 11/750 is the 110VAC variety.
alan >On 12/11/2012 03:34 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> >>The 11/750 was physically smaller, used 110VAC... limited initially
> >>to 2MB (later 8MB, then finally 14MB)...
>
>We ran ours on 208V, I think we had 4MB; we used a Fuji Eagle drive and
>a
>CDC cartridge drive for disks and a Cipher streamer for tape. It
>worked
>pretty well.
I'm sure they must have made a 220VAC model, but I've
only ever seen
the 110VAC type (sample size > 2) 
12:17 p.m.
take a meter to the wall plug?
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Henk Gooijen <henk.gooijen at hotmail.com>wrote:
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Chuck Guzis<cclist
at sydex.com> wrote:
Just to provide another data point, my 11/750 is the 110VAC variety.
alan
And my VAX-11/750 runs on 220/240 VAC 50 Hz.
Although at the moment, the mains fuse in the house blows when
I turn the key :-( In my previous home the machine ran well on
a 16 Amps group. I have no clue yet as to why it blows the fuse
of the 16 Amps group after the move to this house.
- Henk
>On 12/11/2012 03:34 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> >>The 11/750 was physically smaller, used 110VAC... limited initially
> >>to 2MB (later 8MB, then finally 14MB)...
>
>
>We ran ours on 208V, I think we had 4MB; we used a Fuji Eagle drive
and >a
>CDC cartridge drive for disks and a Cipher streamer for tape. It
>worked
>pretty well.
I'm sure they must have made a 220VAC model, but I've only ever seen
the 110VAC type (sample size > 2)
12:38 p.m.
Op 12 dec. 2012 om 21:11 heeft "Henk Gooijen" <henk.gooijen at
hotmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
And my VAX-11/750 runs on 220/240 VAC 50 Hz.
Although at the moment, the mains fuse in the house blows when
I turn the key :-( In my previous home the machine ran well on
a 16 Amps group. I have no clue yet as to why it blows the fuse
of the 16 Amps group after the move to this house.
- Henk
Did you try a slow fuse ?
Or B-automaat problably the turn on current is to high. Slow fuses are been used for
welding equipment with high turn-on currents.
- Rik
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Chuck Guzis<cclist
at sydex.com> wrote:
Just to provide another data point, my 11/750 is the 110VAC variety.
alan >On 12/11/2012 03:34 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> >>The 11/750 was physically smaller, used 110VAC... limited initially
> >>to 2MB (later 8MB, then finally 14MB)...
>
>We ran ours on 208V, I think we had 4MB; we used a Fuji Eagle drive and >a
>CDC cartridge drive for disks and a Cipher streamer for tape. It >worked
>pretty well.
I'm sure they must have made a 220VAC model, but I've
only ever seen
the 110VAC type (sample size > 2) 
12:58 p.m.
You may have lots of wire (and some wire connections which are corroded,
thus with lots of resistance) between your main distribuition point and your
wall socket. What about you run a direct wire (of correct size) from the
distribuition point to the Vax? :o)
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And my VAX-11/750 runs on 220/240 VAC 50 Hz.
Although at the moment, the mains fuse in the house blows when
I turn the key :-( In my previous home the machine ran well on
a 16 Amps group. I have no clue yet as to why it blows the fuse
of the 16 Amps group after the move to this house.
- Henk
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Chuck Guzis<cclist
at sydex.com> wrote:
Just to provide another data point, my 11/750 is the 110VAC variety.
alan >On 12/11/2012 03:34 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> >>The 11/750 was physically smaller, used 110VAC... limited initially
> >>to 2MB (later 8MB, then finally 14MB)...
>
>We ran ours on 208V, I think we had 4MB; we used a Fuji Eagle drive
>and a
>CDC cartridge drive for disks and a Cipher streamer for tape. It
>worked
>pretty well.
I'm sure they must have made a 220VAC model, but I've
only ever seen
the 110VAC type (sample size > 2) 
13 Dec
13 Dec
4:19 a.m.
On Wed, 12 Dec 2012, Henk Gooijen wrote:
And my VAX-11/750 runs on 220/240 VAC 50 Hz.
Although at the moment, the mains fuse in the house blows when
I turn the key :-( In my previous home the machine ran well on
a 16 Amps group. I have no clue yet as to why it blows the fuse
of the 16 Amps group after the move to this house.
You probably have to change the automatic fuse and replace it with one
that has a C characteristic instead of B. It's possible that you have a
cheap or crappy fuse that doesn't really follow the specs.
Christian
12:43 p.m.
Thanks for the responses.
Yeah, I already figured that the home fuse of that group has a fast
action. I planned to swap the automatic fuse with either a slow-blow
standard fuse, or an automatic fuse with slower switch off time.
But I just never got to do that ... and now the garage so so filled
with goodies that I would have to move a lot of stuff just to get
the wall plug picked up. My wife calls it junk, but that's just a
matter of perspective.
One day I will do the home fuse swap experiment ... I can not believe
the VAX has suffered from the journey from the old house to the new
house. I rolled it just 5 meters, into the truck using a hydraulic
tailgate lift, and after a trip of 30 km (driving at sensible speed)
unloaded and rolled another 5 meters. I can not believe that the
wiring in the VAX is that bad, that really minor "shocks" will cause
some full short circuit condition.
Waiting for better times, then I will get the VAX running again!
greetz,
- Henk, PA8PDP
12 Dec
12 Dec
9:04 p.m.
On 12/12/2012 01:38 PM, Alan Perry wrote:
I'm sure they must have made a 220VAC model, but I've
only ever seen
the 110VAC type (sample size > 2)
Just to provide another data point, my 11/750 is the 110VAC variety.
As is mine, as were the two I ran ~20yrs ago.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
>>The
11/750 was physically smaller, used 110VAC... limited initially
>>to 2MB (later 8MB, then finally 14MB)...
We ran ours on 208V, I think we had 4MB; we used a Fuji Eagle drive
and a
CDC cartridge drive for disks and a Cipher
streamer for tape. It
worked
>pretty well.
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