30 Jan
2015
30 Jan
'15
11:32 a.m.
Re: Replace Sudo elec outlets with GFI
I may be able to lower the Drama Levels by suggesting that folks Hardware
Hacking on mains voltage use a WAY LOWER amp breaker for their Hackery;
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/cb-1605/5-amp-push-to-reset…
Either shell out a few bucks to buy one& slap it into a power strip... or
scavenge a similar/lower rated one from some scrapworthy device. Idea is-
the 5er or lower will pop WAY before risking anyone else getting shut
down. I had a "test box" with Variac. volt& meters and switch
selectable breakers from 1/2 to 15 amps for test/hacking and it saved a lot
of headaches let alone preventing damages:>
HtH
Oren Beck
30 Jan
30 Jan
3:02 p.m.
New subject: sudo-discuss Digest, Vol 27, Issue 27
i think you have a really good point - it might be a worthy investment
to get 3-4 really long (high outlet count + long, heavy gauge cord),
high quality power strips w/ something like this to replace the mishmash
of different table receptacles we have now and localize outages as much
as possible. the line coming into the box in the stage balcony i think
is like 100 amps so we have some room to grow, but your suggestion is
very practical for our application where we have been doing alot of
uncontrolled daisy chaining.
On 2015-01-30 11:32, Oren Beck wrote:
Re: Replace Sudo elec outlets with GFI
I may be able to lower the Drama Levels by suggesting that folks
Hardware Hacking on mains voltage use a WAY LOWER amp breaker for their
Hackery;
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/cb-1605/5-amp-push-to-reset…
[2]
Either shell out a few bucks to buy one& slap it into a power strip...
or scavenge a similar/lower rated one from some scrapworthy device.
Idea is- the 5er or lower will pop WAY before risking anyone else
getting shut down. I had a "test box" with Variac. volt& meters and
switch selectable breakers from 1/2 to 15 amps for test/hacking and it
saved a lot of headaches let alone preventing damages:>
HtH
Oren Beck
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31 Jan
31 Jan
11:55 a.m.
New subject: sudo-discuss Digest, Vol 27, Issue 27
You see the way of it:}
Making the finished units leaves a LOT of room for situation aware details.
Scavenging power strips that use commercial grade outlets seems to have
done well for laptop/soldering tables. There's so many outlets per foot of
strip depending on which style you get.
One method might best be laid out as X number of outlets fed by each
breaker- with a screamingly obvious paint scheme to show which outlet is
powered by which breaker.
If each outlet has a LIGHTED cube tap in it you gain both visual powergood
confirm and wear transfers to the "cheap&easy" no tools replaceable cube
tap instead of the strip's hardwires outlet.
OR- we go to a "Good Enough-IS" model where dirt cheap plastic power strips
get drill hacked for a low amp breaker&call it Done...
Hehe- Perhaps Sudo develops a Participant Ritual where one desiring to is
mentored in making their OWN breaker strip? Hardware Sudo in action might
be a punnish meme.
The summary being that when completed- usability of however we do it-
becomes nearly effortless joy.
Oren Beck
816.632.3695
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 5:02 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote:
i think you have a really good point - it might be a
worthy investment to
get 3-4 really long (high outlet count + long, heavy gauge cord), high
quality power strips w/ something like this to replace the mishmash of
different table receptacles we have now and localize outages as much as
possible. the line coming into the box in the stage balcony i think is like
100 amps so we have some room to grow, but your suggestion is very
practical for our application where we have been doing alot of uncontrolled
daisy chaining.
On 2015-01-30 11:32, Oren Beck wrote:
Re: Replace Sudo elec outlets with GFI
I may be able to lower the Drama Levels by suggesting that folks Hardware
Hacking on mains voltage use a WAY LOWER amp breaker for their Hackery;
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/cb-1605/5-
amp-push-to-reset-circuit-breaker/1.html [2]
Either shell out a few bucks to buy one& slap it into a power strip... or
scavenge a similar/lower rated one from some scrapworthy device. Idea is-
the 5er or lower will pop WAY before risking anyone else getting shut down.
I had a "test box" with Variac. volt& meters and switch selectable
breakers from 1/2 to 15 amps for test/hacking and it saved a lot of
headaches let alone preventing damages:>
HtH
Oren Beck
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[2] http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/cb-1605/5-
amp-push-to-reset-circuit-breaker/1.html
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