The cheapest way to do this is get a long 12gage or 14gage extension cord and find a different circuit (outlet) to plug into that's not on the heater circuit... Unless you are in a different country then the USA... Get a heavy duty extension cord for it...
-----Original Message----- >From: imrazor <evol...@gmail.com> >Sent: Jan 31, 2011 6:32 PM >To: G-Group <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> >Subject: Re: Dual G5 Dilemma > > > >On Jan 31, 7:03 am, Ross <olfec...@digizip.com> wrote: >> What's your so-called dilemma? Get the BIG-ASS electrical load off the >> DP G5 circuit. Try running the Intel and !!!heater!!! off of separate >> circuits. HEATER! Damn, with a DP G5, you should be looking for AC, >> not heat. Whole thing is non-sense from this observers' POV. Got power >> problems, by a nice APC UPS rated at 1.5KW for ~$150.00 to $200.00. >> Have an electrician install two separate new home run circuit to your >> computer room. and load balance the main electrical panel. This is >> cheap insurance for all systems and won't cost any more than the >> deferred maintenance you have NOT been paying for for 3-years. Clean >> up any "dirty gounds", separate, don't share neutrals with disparate >> circuits, while you're at it. >> >> Shut down your DP G5 and open it up. R&R the optical drive with >> specialized screw set from the unit. Make any minor adjustments to the >> drive itself, and to bottom legs to get the chasis level. Stand the >> system, reinstall the optical drive with the specialized screw set. >> Adjust the drive to clear the door when ejecting the tray. Preserve >> the external shimming of the upright system unit as you put it where >> it wil lbe running. While you are inside the unit, if dusty, blow it >> out you lazy housekeeper! Check your video card fan while you are at >> it. >> >> Lastly, just give the DP G5 away to someone who would be grateful to >> receive it, not treat it as a an excuse for drama. You well-heeled >> penurious types who create these NON-ISSUE issues slay me. I'm a >> working boy, LEM all the damn way. If my stuff quits, I fix it, I >> don't just pass, bitch, and buy another new system to neglect. >> >> /rant >> >> Ross Holland >> Menlo Park, CA 94025 >Oh, boy, where to begin. First of all, the heater is in a separate >room with my SO, who can’t stand to have the temp below 76F. Secondly, >the cost of rewiring the house along with upgrading/rewiring/replacing >the breaker panel would be hundreds (perhaps thousands) of dollars, >far exceeding the value of the heater, the G5 and the quad Intel >combined (it’s a PC, not a Mac Pro.) Money I don’t have, by the way. >Not unwilling to spend, mind you, but do not have. >Your suggestions about the DVD-RW are spot on. And perhaps if I have >some spare time and I feel like tinkering, I may give it a try. >However, the G5 sucks power like a Hoover , and as you noted, turns my >little home office into a sauna in the summer. For $100 in Xmas gift >cards and some spare parts, I built a much more efficient machine to >handle its function. If I was as well heeled as you seem to think I >am, I would’ve bought a shiny new Mac mini to do the job. >Drama? I didn’t think so, but perhaps next time I’ll wear my cape and >Fawkes mask to drive the point home… > >-- >You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for >those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power >Macs. >The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette >guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
