[c-nsp] smoke and condensation damage to routers

[Alex Balashov]

It seems to me that most of the questions you are asking can only be 
resolved by empirical means, as most of the marginal effects you are 
describing beyond the immediately affected area are likely to be 
manifested on a microscopic level, or in some other province of the 
physical that affects the function of integrated circuits but is not 
readily discernable to the naked eye.

There does not exist a feat, method, or technique of analytical, or "a 
priori" physics that can give you a reliable answer one way or another.

 From personal observation in similar situations, I would say that the 
ASA5580-40s are almost certainly just fine.

Darrell Root wrote:

> 
> We had a fire in a building where we stored a significant quantity of 
> gear and are attempting to
> determine whether any of the gear in the vicinity can be trusted (and 
> dealing with the insurance
> adjustor).
> 
> Stuff sprayed with water or in dense smoke (everything on the floor of 
> the fire) is thrown out of course.
> 
> I've got some switches which were 1 floor downstairs from the fire.  
> They were in moderate smoke.
> They are dry, although the building was very humid (3 inches of water on 
> floor).  Most of them smell
> smoky.
> 
> My worst judgement call is a pair of ASA5580-40's in the original 
> packaging 1 floor down from the
> fire.  They were inside a plastic bag inside a box on a pallet.  The box 
> is dry.
> Some condensation was noticed inside the plastic bag when it was opened up.
> 
>  From my standpoint I don't want to trust any of this gear in 
> production.  Of course, the insurance
> adjustor sees gear that appears undamaged and is now completely dry.
> 
> Anyone have experience running gear that was subjected to smoke, and 
> possibly some
> condensation?  Did it result in abnormal outages in the future?
> 
> Darrell Root
> ciscotraining at mac.com
> 
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