Alright I have to share this one with you all..
I am a workaholic into work at 6, done at 5ish.. Every day. Finally a m=
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needed break is on the horizon - I have next week off. So today on the e=
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of my vacation, I figured I'd go in late. So I sit down and am trolling =
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plug-threads when out of the blue my main linux box shuts off and on. Huh=
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It's backed-up by a UPS and the whole nine yards. It's got xfs so I'm no=
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worried, and I swtich screen to see whats up. Then guess what??
The friggin thing starts a fire!! I have flames and smoke coming from my=
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power supply.. Holy shit! I hit the power.. ..nothing. Pulled the plug,=
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that worked.. The verdict, my power supply cap started spewing goo all o=
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the metal enclosure, which caused a short, which caused cap to overheat, =
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pow flames.. Picture a scene from CSI..
The real story here is I am NEVER home.. This was a one in million shot =
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I was actually home.. This is unbelievable!
Later, I have to go buy a power supply..
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Steven M. Klass
Physical Design Manager
National Semiconductor Corp
15210 S. 50th Street
Suite 120, Mail Stop AZ4
Phoenix, AZ 85044
Ph:480-629-2503
Cell:480-239-0563
Fax:480-629-2476
steven.klass@nsc.com
http://www.nsc.com
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