Comment by embedding-shape
9 hours ago
> Don't put your UPS under a fishtank, folks
You know, maybe I should reconsider having my UPS at the bottom of a rack that contains one server in the middle with liquid CPU cooling... Or just add a liquid sensor between them somewhere perhaps.
Eh, it's probably not that bad, especially if you have more stuff in between. How much liquid is in the server?
Contrary to popular belief, one drop of water on the case of an electronic rarely breaks it. You do need to get a substantial amount inside the electronic to break it.
I remember building a water sensor kit as a kid and going to the bathtub to try sensing water and my mom rushed in and stopped me because I was putting electronics near water.
also... if your server's leaking you probably don't care if the power also gets interrupted.
Unless the UPS catches fire, which would be bad.
You could put some absorbent or barrier material in between for paranoia. Don't need a whole new rack, although you could.