Re: Zap, fry, and sizzle

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From: Kenneth Ng
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1990 21:58

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In article <1556@argus.UUCP>, ken@argus.UUCP (Kenneth Ng) writes:
> In article <1990Feb23.041918.27178@utzoo.uucp>, henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
: Hm, the light that indicates that a XXX dollar device is changing into a
: 10 cent fuse? :-) :-) :-)  Must have looked like that blue flash I saw
: when I trusted the physical plant people to put the correct voltage on
: a line they installed for a PDP11/34.  Anyone wanna guess what happens
: when you drive a 110V single phase PDP11/34 with 220V 3 phase? :-(

And to answer everyone who has been asking, *YES* the PDP *STILL* WORKED
after that, although I'm not all too sure what they replaced, if anything.
We got the PDP's on donation, and wanted to test out the power before they
came in and certified the machines for the maintenance contract.  I don't
think we told them what happened the previous night.

-- 
Kenneth Ng: Post office: NJIT - CCCC, Newark New Jersey  07102
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From: ken@argus.UUCP (Kenneth Ng)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Zap, fry, and sizzle
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Date: 24 Feb 90 21:58:45 GMT
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