Re:How Engineers at Digital Equipment Corp. Saved Ethernet
by djbusby on Monday April 08, 2024 @09:35PM
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I saw one sorta catch fire.
But it wasn't over burdened.
It was in the kitchen, cause that was also where the utility closet is. and our 100+ year old building has crappy/dirty power, frequent brown-outs.
So, a few weeks of splashing coffee, tea and other crap around, and our crap power the thing started humming (60Hz). Then one day POP! Cap blew out and there was a little smoke.
But it wasn't over burdened.
It was in the kitchen, cause that was also where the utility closet is. and our 100+ year old building has crappy/dirty power, frequent brown-outs.
So, a few weeks of splashing coffee, tea and other crap around, and our crap power the thing started humming (60Hz). Then one day POP! Cap blew out and there was a little smoke.