Comments on: Smokin’ hot CPU http://www.kgadams.net/2005/11/25/smokin-hot-cpu Technology, computer games, MMOGs, science...and other nerdy stuff Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Kelly http://www.kgadams.net/2005/11/25/smokin-hot-cpu#comment-125 Kelly Sat, 26 Nov 2005 15:50:41 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/?p=175#comment-125 If that door was a computer, I'd say "Buy a power filter". For a computer, that's about $30- probably adding a power filter to your do would cost $1000 ;) Its funny to me, though, that a device can work perfectly so long as its running. As soon as you stop it and try to start it back up again, though, you reveal all its weaknesses. Its the old "starting/stopping is where all the wear and tear comes from" theory. If that door was a computer, I’d say “Buy a power filter”. For a computer, that’s about $30- probably adding a power filter to your do would cost $1000 ;)

Its funny to me, though, that a device can work perfectly so long as its running. As soon as you stop it and try to start it back up again, though, you reveal all its weaknesses. Its the old “starting/stopping is where all the wear and tear comes from” theory.

]]> By: Chris http://www.kgadams.net/2005/11/25/smokin-hot-cpu#comment-124 Chris Sat, 26 Nov 2005 07:27:35 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/?p=175#comment-124 Heh. Strange coincidences - Just spent most of the afternoon dealing with the after effects of a power "bump" and outage at work yesterday evening.. You'd be suprized how much electronic dohickymajigs they can cram into a simple automatic door... and how sensitive those thingy's can be. The really scary thing is that even if you have to replace your whole machine it will probably be cheaper than fixing the doors. ($240 just for one glorified electric eye! And there are usually 2 per door. That's just the sensors ... I don't want to think what the control curcuitry will cost to replace.) Heh. Strange coincidences - Just spent most of the afternoon dealing with the after effects of a power “bump” and outage at work yesterday evening.. You’d be suprized how much electronic dohickymajigs they can cram into a simple automatic door… and how sensitive those thingy’s can be. The really scary thing is that even if you have to replace your whole machine it will probably be cheaper than fixing the doors. ($240 just for one glorified electric eye! And there are usually 2 per door. That’s just the sensors … I don’t want to think what the control curcuitry will cost to replace.)

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