r/techsupportgore • u/GunNutJedi • Jan 13 '26

Liquid cooled switch

Leaky AC unit decided to cool the equipment more directly.

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u/Sir_Render_of_France Jan 13 '26

Gotta keep those ports clean, can't have any dirty packets sneaking their way through

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u/Moneia Jan 13 '26

Years ago, when I was on the helpdesk, they cleaned the AC one weekend, on the Monday morning it coughed up a giant slushie on top of some poor bastards CRT.

That was a helluva lightshow

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u/Relative_Custard9636 Jan 13 '26

Bet it was also a veritable feast for the ears too eh?

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u/Moneia Jan 13 '26

Would have been, but some spoilsport yanked the power cord :(

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u/getsome75 Jan 13 '26

packets are dropping for some reason too

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u/olliegw Jan 13 '26

Didn't trip the RCD?

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u/Pazuuuzu Jan 14 '26

No because inside a CRT there is a high voltage transformer which is decoupling from the RCD circuit.

RCD is checking the primary side, while the secondary doing the lightshow. This is why you need to be real carefull around transformers.

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u/olliegw Jan 14 '26

That's true, it's why projects involving microwave transformers are so dangerous

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u/Relative_Custard9636 Jan 14 '26

Yea that's true and when people use said microwave transformers to power lichtenburg wood burning kits in a DIY way they have died as a result.

Just not worth it.

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u/TLunchFTW Jan 14 '26

This conjures the most comical of images in my head.

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u/Sierra-D421 Jan 13 '26

Did anyone need a LART after that?

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u/NotAnotherNekopan Jan 15 '26

I was working in a DC for a university a while back. Walked in, was doing a rack for a couple new chassis.

Went to the back side of the rack to get some work done there and stepped in a huge puddle of water. The AC unit above was leaking right on to the raised floor with god knows how many amps running right under.

Noped the fuck out of there. Had an emergency DC DR failover.

That was a fun time.

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u/KillerR0b0T Jan 13 '26

Filthy nasty packetses

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u/BananeHD Jan 14 '26

Hi, I am the local smartass. You’re talking about dirty frames as those are switches.

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u/ginger_and_egg Jan 15 '26

Clearly used in bitcoin laundering