Stacking computers

From: McFadden, Mike <mmcfadden_at_cmh.edu>
Date: Mon Oct 23 13:28:38 2000

I have a serious questions to ask. How high can you pile computers and not
damage the bottom units.
I have computers stacked along my garage walls. For example:
MicroVAX II on bottom, three 3B2's next, AT&T Unix PC next, box of keyboards
above, empty boxes and boxes of cables on top.
I wonder if pile stability is the most important, or that the heaviest stuff
be on the bottom, or is regular shape items on the bottom best. Seeing the
floor is not a problem.
I'm trying to buy some shelving from a friend in St. Louis who gets it
cheap. Although cheap shelving is an oxymoron. I envision some stainless
steel roll around shelving and some fixed units. Of course if the New
Madrid Fault reactivates I'll just have to restack.

Can anyone guess what the average per foot floor load is for 3' high
computer piles? I'm afraid that my garage attic may collapse on the cars if
I stack it higher than 3'. I'm also worried about the temperature extremes
in the garage attic.

I'm lucky my wife and I have several small power and sailboats and guess
what boats live outdoors with no complaints about rain, snow, heat and cold.
When my kids go off to college I'm converting 1 or more bedrooms into
workshops.

Thanks
Mike
mmcfaddden_at_cmh.edu
Received on Mon Oct 23 2000 - 13:28:38 BST