[beowulf] Power strip requirements.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Smith" <jsmith@pssclabs.com>
To: "Shashank Khanvilkar" <shashank@evl.uic.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: Reg. Cluster Configuration at UIC.


> Hello Shashank:
>
> The power strip that you have is a 20 amp power strip.  That is the reason
> why it has one prong going horizontal.  If you do not have a 20 amp outlet
> you can use a adapter to change the plug into a 15 amp plug.  Then you can
> use the power strip on the 15 amp circuit.
>
> To be on the safe side estimate that each machine draws ~ 3 amps.  So you
> can only plug roughly 5 machines into a 15 amps circuit.  You can plug 6
or
> 7 on a 20 amp circuit.
>
> Let me know if you do not have any 20 amp circuits and do need the adapter
> I will see what I can do.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Jason
>
>
> At 11:16 AM 6/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi Jason,
> >I am a student of Prof. Khokhar, assembling the cluster here at UIC.
> >I had one question:
> >The cluster came with a power strip (shown in the attchaed Photo), which
> >requires a different power outlet socket, than the one we have.
> >
> >Can u we use an alternate power strip, or is there any converter that we
> >need to buy to use this power strip.
> >Please do let me know.
> >
> >
> >Regards
> >Shashank
> ><http://mia.ece.uic.edu/~papers>http://mia.ece.uic.edu/~papers
>
>
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