Murphy's Law axes my 44...

From: Daniel A. Seagraves <DSEAGRAV_at_toad.xkl.com>
Date: Fri Sep 11 08:59:37 1998

Isn't it funny how that law *ALWAYS* works?

Here's the story:
44 is on a sturdy (I thought...) cart, ready to be moved into a larger room with more power available. Then RA81, and 2 BA boxes. Cart is stood toward the middle of the server room overnight, so if it does fall, nothing gets damaged, right?

Try again.

About 7:00, Linux server dies. Funny. I come in to investigate this morining.
Arrive to the gentle beep of UPSes.
Spot the 44 in multiple parts on the floor, shit pants, see the cart against the
opposite wall (Or as close as it could get, there was crud in it's way...)
Apparently, the 44 dove off the cart about 6:00, the distro panel for the
DH11 caught the power line of a strip loaded with gear on the way down, sliced it
open, and made for a small electrical fire.
Total damage: A hefty dose of 120AC on the DH distro board, and I snapped the
switch of the second BA11 (AAAAARRRRRGGGHHH! NOT AGAIN!), but it seems to
be OK. The traces (appear to be) OK on the distro panel, so I may be able to
clean the scorch mark off.

As for that powerstrip, it shorted, blackened part of the wall, and nailed the
power to 2 of our servers when it blew the breaker for the wall it was attached
to.

I hate life...
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Received on Fri Sep 11 1998 - 08:59:37 BST