Once upon a time, Chris Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Chris Adams wrote: > >Basic physics. To run DC at the power levels required, the "wire" would > >have to be over 100 feet in diameter IIRC. Look up the Edison vs. Tesla > >power arguments for all kinds of information on AC vs. DC. > > This was under the assumption that the transmission line was at the same > voltage as the end-user, because there were no good DC-DC voltage > converters in that day. And a few bazillion amps at 120V needs a really > fat wire.
To the many that (properly) corrected me: yes, this is what I was thinking about (well, that and the server I was restoring at the time). I wasn't aware that there are high voltage DC long-haul lines that then are converted to AC for local distribution. -- Chris Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.