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Sender: "piclist-bounces@mit.edu" Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:35:51 -0700 Subject: Re: [EE] Redundant PSU for critical NAS server Thread-Topic: [EE] Redundant PSU for critical NAS server Thread-Index: Add3XvsD5hntNmODSj2zYhqvSkCMRA== Message-ID: <0e7cd82f0e56339f242905e526fb401f.squirrel@mai.hallikainen.org> References: <2fd4df00967f3c7f872cc7c87c6cc133.squirrel@mai.hallikainen.org> <20210712200859.60c4f038@raspberry> List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , In-Reply-To: Reply-To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. 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Harold --=20 FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com Not sent from an iPhone. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .