My DEC dealer has a RA82 he wants $200 for, and I was thinking
of trading him one of my RL02s for it. That's what actually came
in this chassis, but I'm really concerned about the power
requirements of the disk and controller - I know the KDA50 is a
pig, but I do have a separate expansion box for it. My real
concern is blowing a breaker in my apartment building. Now, I've
read the current surge draw on a RA81 (in the RA81 user guide)
is 35A in 110V mode. Is this correct? Also, what are my power
bills going to look like running this thing 24/7? A already run
one RL02 and the CPU 24/7, and I'm talking about adding an
expansion box to it with the KDA50...will I be OK on one 15A
circuit? Logic with these numbers says no, but I saw somewhere
on the web where a guy said he was running an 11/750, RA82, and
some other stuff all off 1 15A circuit. The only way I can see
this working is if the drive spins up somehow by trickle
charging a cap(or more than just 1) and then spinning up the
drive.  Can anyone shed any ligh