On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 05:04:11PM -0500, Andy Warner wrote: > > I think you might get into hot water using 110V there. It's most > definitely a damp location - might even qualify as wet. I'd > have to check the NEC, but I don't think that it's OK to use > the power outlets up there for a fixed installation. I'm not > even sure I'd want to use those outlets, without knowing where > they were getting their power from. There are huge motors on top > of the cooling towers, lots of nasty transients around. While Ben and I were up there we noticed that there is already some directional 802.11/802.11b equipment up there, fortunately it's directional. The area they're in isn't damp/wet, and the power should be safe (and relatively clean). > > There are a couple of TV cameras & microwave links up there > also (one at the top of the ladder up the evaporators) - where > do they get their power from ? We could follow that lead. We'll have to see next time 'round. > -- > andyw at pobox.com -- Matthew S. Hallacy FUBAR, LART, BOFH Certified http://www.poptix.net GPG public key 0x01938203