> -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Francois Mezei [mailto:jfmezei_na...@vaxination.ca] > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 10:20 AM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: What do you have in your datacenters' toolbox? > > On 13-03-15 08:46, George, Wes wrote: > > > [WEG] The rule of thumb for most places I've worked has been that > > power screwdrivers are only acceptable for *removing* screws, at least > > where the electronic contents of a datacenter are concerned. > > I can see the need for speed & efficiency when actually building a data centre > of the scope Google builds with thousands of servers, racks everywhere etc. > During the assembly stage, you probably want expensive power > screwdrivers to not only save time, but also achieve the right > torque/tightness. And you would need many of them since you'd have many > people assembling racks and mounting equipment on them. > > However, in a day-to-day operation at an established data centre, do you > really need a power screwdriver ? You need to worry about mounting it on a > wall near a plug so it is always available/charged. > > However, having a powered drill somwehere in the building is, of course, a > good thing. > I have a power screwdriver I use for both in and out. Otoh for screwing things in I always have it on the lowest torque-clutch setting. If that won't get it how I like it I use the manual screwdriver.
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