[SunRescue] 690mp & 240VAC

[Kyle Webb]

At 09:53 AM 10/17/2000 -0400, Jason J. W. Williams wrote:
>Rumor has it there are folks on this list who like to play with the "big 
>iron". I'm picking up a 690mp, and need a way to plug it into the wall. 
>I've got 120V standard and I understand this box takes 240. Any info would 
>be appreciated.

If you've got a 240V drier or oven that might be a way to get power without 
rewiring the place.
I have a cable that I made up with the female circular connector that the 
690 takes on one end and a standard 240V clothes drier plug on the other. I 
was lucky enough to have some heavy cable that would work laying about so 
avoided the cost of that and drier/oven plugs are pretty cheap, but the 
connector for the 690 end was $15 or so new. This of course has the 
disadvantage that you have to crawl behind and unplug the drier/oven when 
you want to play with the 690, and if you have a spouse it may not win you 
points for deactivating the appliances. :)

Kyle Webb
Beckman Institute
System Services
University of Illinois