Re: Understanding DSL10L cabinet/hardware

"FredK" <fred.nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in
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"Tad Winters" <stafford.no.spam.winters2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Michael Unger <spam.to.unger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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On 2007-02-12 13:15, "JF Mezei" wrote:

I have to conclude that it is a glorified resistance designed to
generate heat.

Or to provide the "base load" absolutely required by most of the
switch-mode power supplies to prevent the output voltage from going
above the upper limit ...

[..snip..]

What a terrible idea for a system that would likely be packed into a
rack with many other system, all generating too much heat. An extra
fan would be a much better choice, even if it costs a little more.


Unpredictable load, and subject to failure. Short of smashing it with
a hammer, I've never seen one of those big-ass resistors fail.



So...the preference is that other components in the system overheat and
fail? I've had some computers run continuously for years, and the fans
spinning continuously, without any failure. How about another solution?
Load the bay with a bank of LEDs that indicate nothing. They can flash or
not. Maybe they should be lit in a pattern. Who votes for OpenVMS?
Again, more expensive, but these are rack mount systems. They don't need
to produce any extra heat.

Tad
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