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- Subject: Re: lua-users.org down
- From: Rob Kendrick <rjek@...>
- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 23:05:32 +0100
On Wed, Oct 08, 2014 at 05:45:45PM -0400, Jay Carlson wrote:
> On Oct 8, 2014 5:15 PM, "Rob Kendrick" <rjek@rjek.com> wrote:
>
> > This should now be up again. Hilarious unleaded solder failure involving
> the south bridge heat sink. The whole system has now been totally replaced
> and data transferred.
> >
> > https://www.rjek.com/octopus-heatsink.jpeg
>
> That is awesome.
>
> Is that red stuff on other chip corners...hot glue?
Probably epoxy used for stability: the ATI graphics chip seems also
covered in it! You'll find that lots of ICs in smaller devices (like
phones) will have epoxy for this reason. No idea why in a server,
though.
B.
