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Getting Power to a Rack Enclosure?
JazzyJ asks: "I need some ideas on some fire/electrical code compliant ways to get power into some bare bones rack mount enclosures I have. The racks are essentially in the center of a room with 3 ft around all sides. There's a 4 outlet box on each wall. Other than getting building maintenance to drop me a circuit along the floor or out of the ceiling, what options for getting power into these monsters do I have? Extension cords are right out, that is against fire/electrical code. Help!?"
That's all great but I hate when people do that at the place I work. So on to the story...
I work at a little computer store where we sell computer stuff and do repairs. People like to call and expect me to walk them through fixing their computer over the phone. Frequently these people don't have the computer skills to follow my directions (they really need to bring it in when they don't know what the Control Panel is). Usually if it takes 5 minutes or less I'll do it, if it takes longer I ask them to bring their machine into the shop or I offer to make a service call. Some people just won't except this as an answer and get down right mad I'm not providing them *free* service and *free* computer lessons.
-Mary