[180486] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: stacking pdu
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joe Hamelin)
Thu Jun 4 18:54:24 2015
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From: Joe Hamelin <joe@nethead.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 15:54:00 -0700
To: Rob Seastrom <rs@seastrom.com>
Cc: North American Network Operators Group <nanog@nanog.org>
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This takes me back to the days of old with bread racks full of modems and
the mess of wall-warts and power-strips.
--
Joe Hamelin, W7COM, Tulalip, WA, 360-474-7474
On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Rob Seastrom <rs@seastrom.com> wrote:
>
> William Herrin <bill@herrin.us> writes:
>
> > Isn't it against the NEC and the fire code to stack power strips? We
> > all do it, but isn't it against code?
>
> Sorry to be late to the party (I plead vacation), but no, afaik it is
> not. About as close as the NEC comes art 400.8 - you can't use
> flexible cord as a substitute for permanent wiring (think of some of
> the shenanigans you've seen with extension cords standing in for NM or
> MC on thereifixed.com or similar sites).
>
> Rack wiring is not "permanent", but I would not go so far as to claim
> it is subject to the "qualified personnel" rules (OSHA subpart S and
> NFPA 70E). Datacenter workers who could pass a test on LOTO
> procedures and routinely utilize proper PPE (even gloves, safety
> glasses, and steel toe shoes) are the exception rather than the rule.
>
> As always, when someone asserts that "X is against code" whether in
> the form of a statement or a question, the proper response is
> "Citation, please!"
>
> -r
>
>
