Comment on This is the back of my 10" Mini server rack -- Custom made 3D printed power modules for each server

• Legion739@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I don’t think I understand your question.

  If you plug all your servers into a power strip like this, all the power goes through the power strip and through one cable. If there is a fault in the power strip, all the servers will lose power as a fuse will trip.

  The same is true for my setup, I have added no new failure modes.

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  • billwashere@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m assuming this is daisy chained. In a power strip there are not cables between the plugs that can be unplugged. Nor are there switches on each individual plug that can be accidentally flipped off. Any extra component is a failure mode. If it gets unplugged it loses power just the same as any failure. Now don’t get me wrong, I think this design is clean, expandable, and offers some neat features over a plain power strip, but to suggest there aren’t extra risks associated with this design is a bit short sighted.

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    • Legion739@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You’re explaining scenarios where you incorrectly use this setup.

      You can wire the switches so that if switched off it only kills power to that server and nothing else in the chain. You then basically have this: image

      Yea if you rip out a cord that you shouldn’t you’re going to lose power, that is true of any power strip.

      This has more components, so more things can fail, I will give you that, but that’s unlikely and for me at least, worth the trade off in making it modular.

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