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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: telehouse - 25 broadway
They claim that they "underestimated fuel usage". Anyhow, they now calculate that the latest shipment will last til Tuesday. Would anyone like to line up some bets on that? I say Sunday, about 5 a.m. it will run out. Anyone else? Additional bets on whether they have the next truck ready... Is anyone aware of whether 32 Old Slip is back on utility power? Thanks, Charles | Charles Sprickman | Internet Channel | INCH System Administration Team | (212)243-5200 | [email protected] | [email protected] On Sat, 15 Sep 2001 [email protected] wrote: > > InterNAP, and possibly others have lost power again. Word is that the > ConED generator ran out of fuel, the replacement water pump on the > generator was installed, but the generator failed again, and a fuel truck > 6 blocks away isn't being allowed through by the authorities. > > Joe > > On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Alex Rubenstein wrote: > > > > > > > Not to mention, cooling the radiator won't help at all, considering it's > > the water pump that failed. > > > > > > > > On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Chris Luke wrote: > > > > > > > > Sean Donelan wrote (on Sep 13): > > > > Speaking with a mechanical engineer, he suggested you may be > > > > able to restore some generator operation by continiously running > > > > a water/hose over the outside of the radiator. Not so much to > > > > clean it, but to act as once-through heat transfer to cool the > > > > engine. > > > > > > > > I hope you can get it going again. > > > > > > The radiator yes. Just try not to get the engine block too wet. > > > Rapid cooling of a hot engine can cause the metalwork to fatigue > > > quickly, at worst, or warp it at best. :( I know someone who managed to > > > crack a piston shaft this way once on a regular engine. > > > > > > Chris. > > > -- > > > == [email protected] T: +44 20 7900 4444 > > > == Group Network Manager for Easynet Group PLC F: +44 845 333 0122 > > > > > > > -- Alex Rubenstein, AR97, K2AHR, [email protected], latency, Al Reuben -- > > -- Net Access Corporation, 800-NET-ME-36, http://www.nac.net -- > > > > > > >
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