[rescue] DC Voltage distro (Was:SGI Challenge L... )

[Ethan O'Toole]

>> my mother recently sold the house i grew up in, and the agent was
>> shocked to hear it still had the original 60a electrical svc.  she
>> said new houses going up in the area often have 400a...  and no, we're
>> -not- talking about rescue types.
>
> I lived most of my life in 60A houses. There's just no need for more if
> you are living a modest life. I have 200A now, but only because the
> house was built with electric hot water (now fired by the heating
> boiler). My PA house is 1500sf and 60A, complete with a few rooms of AC
> and 8 computers running full time. I have never blown a main fuse.

60 amps @ 220? Thats like 120 amp service in the US.

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