[161361] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: What do you have in your datacenters' toolbox?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mike white)
Sun Mar 10 06:07:07 2013
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:06:55 -0700 (PDT)
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From: "mike white" <michaeljwhite@gmail.com>
To: "Aaron Glenn" <aaron.glenn@gmail.com>
Cc: north American Noise and Off-topic Gripes <nanog@nanog.org>
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Generically, pack for the worst case. Screw extractor bits are invaluable =
when you need them. Whatever drill you choose, either make sure you can =
charge it where you go or bring a transformer. Small screw drivers, kobalt =
4=22 diagonal cutting pliers, and rubber mallets have gotten me out of =
trouble.=C2=A0
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On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 5:19 AM, Aaron Glenn <aaron.glenn@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Greetings My Ten Thousand Closest Friends,
> I have a requirement to stock an actual, physical toolbox with power
> tools, drill bits, and other useful accoutrements one would use in a
> 'typical' datacenter. Can any one recommend brands/models of
> (preferably cordless) power tools they've used successfully=3F Reading
> Amazon reviews is killing my few brain cells that remain. Any =22and you
> should think about stocking $X, $Y, and a couple of $Zs in your tool
> chest=22 you could impart on the list (besides the right kind of cage
> nuts and enough rj45 jacks)=3F I have that sinking suspicion my
> comprehensive list is not comprehensive enough. I get one true shot at
> this as the datacenter is very, very far from any 1st-world
> suppliers[1]
> Very grateful for any cluebats you are able to spare on this
> (marginally off) topic.
> Best,
> aaron.glenn
> [1] Hargeisa, Somaliland; if you must know.
