TU55 an ebay

Rich Alderson RichA at vulcan.com
Tue Oct 5 16:40:37 CDT 2010


From: Ethan Dicks
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 1:35 PM

On 10/5/10, Rich Alderson <RichA at vulcan.com> wrote:

>>> How bizarre - 110VAC at 50Hz.  Must have been intended to be run off
>>> of a step-down transformer.

>> What's bizarre about it?  It's being sold in Germany.  DEC sold a lot of
>> gear that would run 50Hz (most of the world) or 60Hz (US and Japan).

> Because it's 110VAC/50Hz,  not 220VAC/50Hz.

> I know it's being sold in Germany - the 50Hz is not odd there, the 110VAC is.

Oops.

1 huge latte isn't enough, I guess.

Thanks for pointing this out so gently.  Now I'm pulling the covers back over
my head.



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