[TheForge] Conference electricity

[Jerry Frost]

Actually this isn't the case at all. You don't need 
specifics to get quotes on elec, nor most anything 
else. There are exceptions but not that many. What's 
needed is the range of service necessary.

When you build a house do you try to calculate the 
requirements of every appliance you might want in it? 
No. If you aren't an electrician you ask one; what 
industry standard is for a house of x/sq/ft and if 
you're like me, add a little for a cushion.

All that's needed to know at this stage is what the 
average wattage/apmerage/whatever, used at the last 
conference was and arrange for a little more. If there 
was an unusual requirement say 440v etc. that would be 
a necessary spec. Otherwise all you need to know for a 
quote is for example: 50,000 amps of 220v 1ph and 5,000 
amps of 220v 3ph.

Most of what's available at a particular site can be 
answered with a phone call or six.

Frosty
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From: "Grover Richardson" 
<grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu>



>
> Yes.  Problem is which came first, the chicken or the 
> egg.
>
> In order to specify power, you have to specify 
> hammers.  In order to specify
> hammers, you have to have confirmed demonstrators who 
> have specified their
> needs.  Getting confirmed demonstrators is one of 
> those tasks that runs in
> parallel with a bunch of other tasks<G>.
>
> Still, working off of last year's needs is a good 
> start and will get the
> baseball in the park.  As well, it will get the right 
> people asking the
> right questions or at least standing around looking 
> for answers<G>.
>
> Yes, get estimates, but before spending money, get 
> real information and firm
> quotes<G>.
>
>
>
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>
> You can get almost any power that you want.  I am an 
> industrial
> electrician and 220v to three phase convertors have 
> gotten cheap in
> the last few years andf transformers have always been 
> cheap.  Right
> now it is cheaper to pull 220 V and convert than to 
> pull 3 phase.  But
> they are right you need the equipment specs before 
> you can design the
> system and spec the power.
>
> David Childress
>
>