@datudorman2 Not as yet - now is the season, the shed runs at 20F right now so no chance of the E10k overheating the building. I'm trying to get back into the Z80 right now, because it's been a while. Soon!
Thanks so much for posting this update! That power routing just gives me the shivers. Good luck through the winter! I hope you have some snowed-in days to just stay at home and play. :)
Question: Do you think the cold temperatures will affect your collection? Or is the humidity more of a worry?
@CaptainValor I shouldn't think so - I generally don't fire them up when it's colder'n'hell in there, at least not without heating the building and the machines first for a few hours with the furnace, so no real danger of condensation killing things. Deep freeze shouldn't hurt equipment that's powered down. The humidity, however, corrodes lots of stuff in there :) Thankfully, winter is zero humidity. Good for computers, pain in the neck for me.
@puargs Both the lowers and uppers are secured to a rail that I had to make. That was part of why it took so long - there's a 6" concrete lip on the floor that stops the shelves actually leaning up against the wall. If it comes down, I'll be mighty surprised. Of course, if it did come down, being surprised might not matter if I'm a pizza stain on the floor.
@Cooprocks123e Pretty much every house in the US has at least a 100A service. I'll just have to be sure we're not running vaccuum cleaners and coffee machines and things like that in the house when I try and run the E10k ;)
Hello there my antipodean friend, have you had the opportunity to power up the E10k? I am really looking forward to seeing that bad boy running!
datudorman2 1 month ago
@datudorman2 Not as yet - now is the season, the shed runs at 20F right now so no chance of the E10k overheating the building. I'm trying to get back into the Z80 right now, because it's been a while. Soon!
jpkiwigeek 1 month ago
That is scary how much power those oldschool supercomputers used. They should make great heaters for winter.
Neojhun 2 months ago
phew i thought you died in surgery or something.. hi!
thecooldude9999 3 months ago
@thecooldude9999 "I see dead people."
jpkiwigeek 2 months ago
Wow, you have been busy! The shelves look great. Great job and keep those vids coming.
MightyNostromo 3 months ago
Ah, cool! Can't wait to see some more on these machines.
atarimon 3 months ago
Nice stuff you have, i just love the old hardware.
gwreijman 3 months ago
Thanks so much for posting this update! That power routing just gives me the shivers. Good luck through the winter! I hope you have some snowed-in days to just stay at home and play. :)
Question: Do you think the cold temperatures will affect your collection? Or is the humidity more of a worry?
CaptainValor 3 months ago
@CaptainValor I shouldn't think so - I generally don't fire them up when it's colder'n'hell in there, at least not without heating the building and the machines first for a few hours with the furnace, so no real danger of condensation killing things. Deep freeze shouldn't hurt equipment that's powered down. The humidity, however, corrodes lots of stuff in there :) Thankfully, winter is zero humidity. Good for computers, pain in the neck for me.
jpkiwigeek 3 months ago
Yay, can't wait to hear more about the 10,000 :)
P55CxE9 3 months ago
Great!! By the way you probably already did this but PLEASE secure any tall shelves to the walls. Safety first!!
puargs 3 months ago 2
@puargs Both the lowers and uppers are secured to a rail that I had to make. That was part of why it took so long - there's a 6" concrete lip on the floor that stops the shelves actually leaning up against the wall. If it comes down, I'll be mighty surprised. Of course, if it did come down, being surprised might not matter if I'm a pizza stain on the floor.
jpkiwigeek 3 months ago
Ah, I'm looking forward to seeing that thing fire up! I can't believe it draws that much though!
Randallpw 3 months ago
where do you get power like that?
Cooprocks123e 3 months ago
@Cooprocks123e Pretty much every house in the US has at least a 100A service. I'll just have to be sure we're not running vaccuum cleaners and coffee machines and things like that in the house when I try and run the E10k ;)
jpkiwigeek 3 months ago
Can't wait :)
danrulz98 3 months ago