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Wood is a reasonable construction material for my house, or an office - but is it for a building with that much energy kept that close together?
by owenmarshall 6y ago
Wood is a reasonable construction material for my house, or an office - but is it for a building with that much energy kept that close together?
- joshuamorton 6y agoTreated lumber is generally considered to be fairly fireproof (comparable, though with different precise failure modes than steel or concrete). It depends on exactly what kind of wood is being used. A treated 12x12 beam is very fire resistant, plywood is less so. The issue is you'll have lots of plastic (cabling) in a DC, and plastic will burn
- namibj 6y agoThere is self-extinguishing cable insulation, though. I'm actually surprised this (DC flammability) is still an issue, and not already solved by making components self-extinguishing and banning non-tiny batteries inside the equipment. If you want to have a battery for your raid controller, put something next to it that will stop your system from burning down it's surroundings.