[SunRescue] 690mp & 240VAC

[nick at snowman.netnick]

Just as a warning, you really need to know what you're doing with
240volt.  It's not just simple hot/neutral/ground.
	Nickx

On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Jason J. W. Williams wrote:

> I hadn't thought about the range/oven. I may do that. Thought I was going 
> to have wire down into the basement, which I know my University's Buildings 
> & Grounds staff wouldn't like. But the oven/range could work. Thanks.
> 
> -Jason
> 
> P.S. Anybody got a line on 690mp manuals on line?
> 
> At 09:42 AM 10/17/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >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
> >
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> end
> Jason J. W. Williams
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