RE: [cobalt-users] purchasing a RAQ server in the USA

["Phil Beynon" <Infolink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi all
> i have the chance to purchase a RAQ3 server in the USA.
> Altough it's ok to me to leave it where it is for now (colocating
> it), when
> i will decide to receive it in my country  i fear i could have
> some troubles
> due to the different electrical current frequency specifications
> (50Hz here,
> 60Hz in the USA, right?) as I am located in Europe (Italy).
>
> Any tip/info about the above will be greatly appreciated...
>
> thanks in advance
> Joe

Joe,
Since it is a switchmode power supply I actually doubt it would make a lot
of difference to it what the frequency actually was. The front end of a
switchmode takes the mains input and turns it into DC before anything else
even looks at it.
Most portable computers these days are quite happy moving about the world,
they only voltage sense ( cheap trick with a triac ) there is nothing
whatsoever in them circuitry wise for frequency.
On an older linear psu with a stonking great transformer it was an issue due
to differences in internal heat dissipation.

Or you could just get a spare-part power supply from SunCobalt! ;-)

Phil

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