[Gllug] UK2 (positive ADVERT!)

[Pete Ryland]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 10:03:41 +0000, Dan Kolb wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 Jan 2002 21:43 pm, Pete Ryland wrote:
> > "powered in serial" doesn't make any sense.  Even if the cabling is daisy
> > chain like, it'd still be parallel.
> 
> Remember the AT power supplies with a power output for a monitor on the back? 
> If the machine went off, then the monitor went off. That would be in serial.
> 
> Maybe the servers are wired like that, too - if one near the beginning gets 
> switched off, the rest get switched off too?

Even with the monitor sockets, if they were in series that would mean that
you couldn't run the computer without having a monitor plugged in and turned
on which is not true.  Also, it would mean that the voltage was divided
between the devices which is also not true.

The wiring would look something like:

         ._computer_.     ._monitor_.
         |          |     |         |
mains _____/ __._____________       |
      _____/ __I_.___________S      |
         |     | |  |     |_________|
         |      ~   |
         |__________|

This is most definately parallel. :)

Anyway, apologies for the artwork and any confusion caused.

Pete

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