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Offline compet17Topic starter

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1200 Amp. computer backplane
« on: May 09, 2015, 10:28:11 am »
Did you ever wanted to know what a 1200 Amp. power backplane (midplane) from a HP c7000 blade enclosure is made of? Then looka here:


Some specs? 12V 1200A / 5 Terabit/s data throughput / board thickness 8mm / 6 layers / US$3500
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Re: 1200 Amp. computer backplane
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2015, 06:50:50 pm »
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Re: 1200 Amp. computer backplane
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2015, 06:57:05 pm »
as expect of the power output, some hellishly thick power planes for a computer board.
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Re: 1200 Amp. computer backplane
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2015, 07:04:51 pm »
Sometimes any enclosures are... useless and all we need are fans... a lot of huge fans  :o

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Re: 1200 Amp. computer backplane
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2015, 03:43:29 am »
I see your dick-waving and raise you one gigantic phallic equipment enclosure, and on prime manhattan real estate, at that.

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Re: 1200 Amp. computer backplane
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2015, 04:57:48 am »
Quote from: eas on May 12, 2015, 03:43:29 am
I see your dick-waving and raise you one gigantic phallic equipment enclosure, and on prime manhattan real estate, at that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_Thomas_Street , for anyone wondering.  So, it really is a fair statement.

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