ECI Cabs
At the moment the ventilation of ECI cabinets allows in too much moisture which corrodes the electronics. So we’ve been looking at possible solutions for managing the temperature and humidity. One of these solutions is to provide heat to the DSLAM through a heat pad.
Following trails in Ipswich, and in partnership with ECI, we’re rolling out the heat pads and between February and June they’re being fitted to every ECI cabinet in the NGA estate. That’s just shy of 26,000 cabinets.
So what will the heat pads do?
They’ll automatically turn on when the ambient temperature within the DSLAM reaches less than 10 degrees Celsius. The heat will make sure that the temperature doesn’t drop too low and will prevent the electronics from degrading due to condensation.
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