MAE-East still no generator

Sun Sep 8 14:05:36 UTC 1996

> This issue of AC v DC and reliabilty of facilities is interetsting. We 
> co-locate equipment at several telcos, and they co-locate equipment 
> with us out west. We prefer DC wherever possible. This is because the Telcos 
> don't depend upon anyone but themselves to provide reliable and clean power.
> Another way of looking at it is that if the telco goes down, then the 
> application layers above are useless.We just received the first of several 
> 7507s to that end....all DC. 
> 
> Our real problem is getting them to fit properly in 23" racks :) 
> 
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> George Hall     	916-565-4500

While this may not apply to 7513s, we've found that super-sturdy $25
23" or 19" rack shelves (and Greybar sells the Chatsworth sturdy
shelves for $75 or so) take a 7507 or 7000 (or 7505/7010) *very* well,
and there's not need to bother with the rack-harnesses.

Avi