Comment on This is the back of my 10" Mini server rack -- Custom made 3D printed power modules for each server
billwashere@lemmy.world 1 week agoI’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.
Legion739@piefed.zip 1 week 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.