[43504] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Cable Connoisseurs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Lucking)
Tue Oct 16 10:36:22 2001
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 10:35:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Lucking <michael@lucking.com>
To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
Cc: <nanog@merit.edu>
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I too have had little furry friends chew on cables, but a few months ago I
found a "new to me" problem. In a data-center the installer of the HVAC
system decided to save a few dollars and installed a plastic drain line for
the condensation line (instead of copper line). All was well for a few
years (nobody ever thought about it). One day soaking wet ceiling tiles
came crashing down all over the building (yes the line was run overhead
from the data-center to a building drain in the janitor's closet 150 feet
away). Upon inspection, the line had *hundreds* of holes chewed in it.
The little holes created a nice "soaker" system for the ceiling tiles. In
parts of the line, LARGE chunks of pipe were eaten away (1 to 2 foot
sections). The building management said the problem was ours for having a
plastic line. I still say it was their problem for having rats in the
building.
On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Sean Donelan wrote:
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>
> BusinessWeek has an interesting article about research into one of
> our favorite problems. Rodents chewing cables.
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/bizwk/011015/9jbnalvrua0gp7v7bkwjva_3.html
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> Researchers are trying to make cables less tastey to our furry
> friends.
>
>
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