In article <10uqj1f75s7ab40@corp.supernews.com>,
"Scott Miller" writes:
> And if you're interested in starting a vintage data center, I've got a VAX
> 6000-510 and SA860 available for pickup in Santa Maria, CA (1 hour north of
> Santa Barbara).
>
> It is nice to know that I'm not the only one out there with a VAX 6000 at
> home. =]
>

So do I, and no, it's not available. :-)

bill

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How do you power your 6000 series at home? I have one at home in my garage,
but have yet to power it up. I have read online that you can use the dryer
outlet if you convert the 3 phase plug, but have yet to hear from someone
who has actually done this conversion. Just curious...

JaYmZ

"Bill Gunshannon" wrote in message
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> In article <10uqj1f75s7ab40@corp.supernews.com>,
> "Scott Miller" writes:
> > And if you're interested in starting a vintage data center, I've got a
VAX
> > 6000-510 and SA860 available for pickup in Santa Maria, CA (1 hour north
of
> > Santa Barbara).
> >
> > It is nice to know that I'm not the only one out there with a VAX 6000
at
> > home. =]
> >
>
> So do I, and no, it's not available. :-)
>
> bill
>
> --
> Bill Gunshannon | de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n. Three wolves
> bill@cs.scranton.edu | and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
> University of Scranton |
> Scranton, Pennsylvania | #include

In article <%RuHd.5$ML4.224@news-west.eli.net>,
"James T. Sprinkle" writes:
> How do you power your 6000 series at home? I have one at home in my garage,
> but have yet to power it up. I have read online that you can use the dryer
> outlet if you convert the 3 phase plug, but have yet to hear from someone
> who has actually done this conversion. Just curious...

Hmmmm..... Maybe the maschine I am thinking of isn't a 6000. I have
quite a few and they are not all in use. I just seem to remember it
as a 6000 but all it took to run it was a big 110v circuit, like an
air conditioner, with a funny plug where the two pins are perpendicular
rather than paralel.

bill

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"James T. Sprinkle" wrote:
>
> How do you power your 6000 series at home? I have one at home in my garage,
> but have yet to power it up. I have read online that you can use the dryer
> outlet if you convert the 3 phase plug, but have yet to hear from someone
> who has actually done this conversion. Just curious...

Try Googling the comp.os.vms group. There was a recent thread about it
before the holidays.

The short version seems to be that you can rewire things such that Lx,
Ly and Lz all feed from the same L1 and L2 coming from the 220V circuit
- the machine does not actually require three-phase, but get the details
from the OP. It's not just that simple.

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Yeah, that thread was mine. I asked there before I discovered this group.


JaYmZ

"David J Dachtera" wrote in message
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> "James T. Sprinkle" wrote:
> >
> > How do you power your 6000 series at home? I have one at home in my
garage,
> > but have yet to power it up. I have read online that you can use the
dryer
> > outlet if you convert the 3 phase plug, but have yet to hear from
someone
> > who has actually done this conversion. Just curious...
>
> Try Googling the comp.os.vms group. There was a recent thread about it
> before the holidays.
>
> The short version seems to be that you can rewire things such that Lx,
> Ly and Lz all feed from the same L1 and L2 coming from the 220V circuit
> - the machine does not actually require three-phase, but get the details
> from the OP. It's not just that simple.
>
> --
> David J Dachtera
> dba DJE Systems
> http://www.djesys.com/
>
> Unofficial OpenVMS Hobbyist Support Page:
> http://www.djesys.com/vms/support/
>
> Unofficial Affordable OpenVMS Home Page:
> http://www.djesys.com/vms/soho/
>
> Unofficial OpenVMS-IA32 Home Page:
> http://www.djesys.com/vms/ia32/
>
> Coming soon:
> Unofficial OpenVMS Marketing Home Page

"James T. Sprinkle" wrote:
>
> Yeah, that thread was mine. I asked there before I discovered this group.
>

There have been past threads as well.

Go looking around the dfwcug.org website, the openvmshobbyist.org
website and/or the montager.com website. Also try vmsone.com.

Look for any info. from/about a fellow named Pat Jankowiak. He's an
electrical engineer, I believe. He should have some info that may help.
He goes by the handle of "Opcom".

Hope this helps...

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Unofficial Affordable OpenVMS Home Page:
http://www.djesys.com/vms/soho/

Unofficial OpenVMS-IA32 Home Page:
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From a schematic I found somewhere,

you can take one of the 3-phase lines and connect it to one side
of 240V, and another one, and connect it to the other side of
240V. However, this may not do exactly as the 3 phase has 208V
between phases. Therefore you need to get rid of 32 VAC. A large
transformer producing 28-32 volts AC at 30 amps can be used to
'buck' the 240V down to 208 or so.

The AC input to the VAX goes into a filter, then into a full
wave 3-phase bridge rectifier made of 3 diodes on one side
of the line and 3 SCRs on the other side. These regulate the
voltage to the main filter capacitor bank. The unit wants
about +/- 150V there. (those with the optional battery know
about the 150V DC). I tried without success to get the
schematic from DEC, it seems the power units were foreign
made and by contract and not intended to be hacked or repaired,
so the documents are probably lost.

Naughty switching power supply make computer go BOOM! so be careful.

Patrick, er.. OPCOM

David J Dachtera wrote:

> "James T. Sprinkle" wrote:
>
>>Yeah, that thread was mine. I asked there before I discovered this group.
>>
>
>
> There have been past threads as well.
>
> Go looking around the dfwcug.org website, the openvmshobbyist.org
> website and/or the montager.com website. Also try vmsone.com.
>
> Look for any info. from/about a fellow named Pat Jankowiak. He's an
> electrical engineer, I believe. He should have some info that may help.
> He goes by the handle of "Opcom".
>
> Hope this helps...
>