Newsgroups: ut.general
Path: utzoo!utstat!geoff
From: geoff@utstat.uucp (Geoff Collyer)
Subject: power problems on campus
Message-ID: <1989Oct13.065045.1769@utstat.uucp>
Organization: Statistics, U. of Toronto
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 89 06:50:45 GMT

Here in Sidney Smith, the power from the wall outlets has always
brutalised our sensitive equipment (e.g. terminals, disks, PCs,
computers) with spikes and dips far outside normal tolerances (e.g. we
recently saw voltage drop below 95).  Terminals in this building have an
unusually high mortality rate (there are is a matrix of something
like 30 dead Ampex terminals in the Dean's office).  We are having an
especially bad time this week, with our disks (Fujitsu Eagles) taking a
battering.  On the other hand, Ramsey Wright, next door, has incredibly
clean power (which I lust after).  What are other buildings on campus
like?

We are about to rent a power-line monitor to document the poor power in
this building.  We have previously had little success in getting
Physical Plant to improve their power (e.g. our ``isolated'' circuits
appear not to be isolated), to prevent it damaging our equipment.  Has
anyone else documented power problems?  Did you get anywhere with
Physical Plant?
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Geoff Collyer		utzoo!utstat!geoff, geoff@utstat.toronto.edu