VAX 780 on eBay

[Patrick Finnegan]

It splits the input 3 phase 120/208 30A input to separate 120V circuits.
3*30A 120V circuits if you want. Mine used about 3KVA, so it'll actually
(just barely) run off of a single 30A/120V or multiple 15/20A 120V circuits
if you rewire the input a bit.

Patrick Finnegan

On Sat, Jan 1, 2022, 14:11 Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:

> On 1/1/22 1:53 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
> > On 1/1/22 11:46 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> >> Having 240 in your house does not necessarily mean you have 240
> >> outlets anywhere and not everyone is capable of doing their own house
> >> wiring.
> >
> > There may even be 240 V outlets but not available when / where needed.
> > E.g. in use (stove, dryer, water heater) or too far away to be able to
> > plug the VAX in for testing.  Then there's also the chance that the
> > plugs don't match.
> >
> > I do 120 V wiring semi-regular.  I've done 240 V wiring before.  I'm
> > sure that I'll do it again.  But I'm always afraid that failure mode on
> > the 240 V is going to fail spectacularly.  My only saving grace is that
> > the breaker will almost certainly trip in short order to mitigate my
> > failure.  Thankfully no breaker trips thusfar.
>
> In my current house I have done 240V/50A wiring, 240V/50A Sub Panel,
> lots of 240V/30A outlets.  None of which I would advise the usual
> amateur to do.  :-)
>
> Just out of curiosity, how much current is needed for an 11/780?
>
> bill
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