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Re: [ProgSoc] Computer at home a fire risk



Just a question, say you have a safety switch installed, the likelyhood of
things going wrong would be somewhat reduced, as if anything short
circuits it turns off the power right?

Chris


> On 9/1/05, Nick <dr.devnull@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Also why do you think they have special fire extinguishing devices in
>> proper data centres? Any device in that data centre is a potential fire
>> risk.
>
>
> I was always under the impression that Data Centres had special fire
> extinguishing devices (often used to be Halon) to save all the expensive
> equipment by depriving the fire of oxygen. The one good thing about Data
> Centres is that they don't generally have the right type of fuel to allow
> slow combustion (carbon based fuel is best for this). Also, the reason I
> thought that they had these kinds of systems was because there's normally
> hardly (if any) people inside a given Data Centre computer room, and the
> objective is to put out the fire ASAP with minimal damage.
>
> If you're going to say that any device in a Data Centre is a potential
> fire
> risk, yes you are *technically* correct. -Any electronic device can pose a
> fire risk of some kind or other, but the probability of fire erupting in a
> Data Centre is pretty low if there is proper cooling, ventilation, air
> filtration and up to code and safety standards compliant electrical
> cabling
> and outlet installation. Besides that, there's just hardly any fuel in a
> Data Centre. It's all plastic and metal. It's not going to spontaneously
> combust, and even if there is a fire, it'll be a lot slower spreading than
> your average housefire, in which you're pretty much going to lose the
> house
> unless the fire is put out within 8mins.
>
> -Andi.
>



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