Re:Unconditioned Texas Garage Lab – 1 year later
by InvaderFizz on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @10:48PM
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This is unsurprising to me, but that is because I did a few years in Afghanistan servicing edge compute and communications stacks. About half of the hundred or so different sites I was responsible for had zero air conditioning. Dust was a major issue, every unit rotation (~18months) equipment would go to our depot for a full refurbishment.
That generally consisted of a new set of 30m cables/ends for the satellite portion, and a complete strip down and cleaning of everything else.
For field service(weight matters when you have to hike a few miles with gear), I adapted a stupid high velocity 120v leaf blower down to a 1 inch nozzle.
The vast, vast majority of damage was due to operator error or neglect. It's always fun to arrive on site for a malfunctioning terminal, notice the damage, and ask what happened. Then the answer is things like, "so we have this thing called the hundred days of wind, and the terminal on the roof wasn't anchored or using ballast..."
That generally consisted of a new set of 30m cables/ends for the satellite portion, and a complete strip down and cleaning of everything else.
For field service(weight matters when you have to hike a few miles with gear), I adapted a stupid high velocity 120v leaf blower down to a 1 inch nozzle.
The vast, vast majority of damage was due to operator error or neglect. It's always fun to arrive on site for a malfunctioning terminal, notice the damage, and ask what happened. Then the answer is things like, "so we have this thing called the hundred days of wind, and the terminal on the roof wasn't anchored or using ballast..."