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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: Re[2]: telehouse - 25 broadway
Considering events, it could be: 1. Overloaded. 2. Clogged cooling/venting system. 3. Clogged Water filer -> Not unlikely if the unit sits unused for long periods of time. 4. Valves too tight. Who knew I could put that deisel mechanic knowledge to work again. -----Original Message----- From: David Lesher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 3:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re[2]: telehouse - 25 broadway Unnamed Administration sources reported that Sean Donelan said: > > > But I would like to point out, no one regularly runs their > generators for 48+ hours as part of a normal test. In addition, > most standby generators are fitted only for "limited" duration > runs. You should expect problems during any extended run of a > generator plant. I'm a bit surprised that 25 Broadway and > 32 Old Slip are the only ones we've heard about. > > Until I know a bit more about what happened, I can't say > whether any alternative design could have performed better. Hell yes. "Standby service" is a way different set of rating than "24x7"..... (I'm sorry to guess if it still overheats, a blown headgasket or cracked head are real possibilities...) -- A host is a host from coast to [email protected] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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