Network Switch

NeilMcL86 · 20 Apr 2013 at 00:08

Hope this has not been talked about already i did search.
I have a Netgear gs108 gigabit switch and i am looking to leave it in a cupboard with a hot water tank and some copper pipes for the heating system.

My question is can this switch take any sort of heat or will i just fry it within a few days? I am not sure how hot the cupboard actually gets.

Any advice welcome

Thanks Neil.

bremen1874 · 20 Apr 2013 at 00:41

The specs. say that the operating temperature is : 0º to 50º C.

You'd probably get away with it, but it isn't something I'd do (not without adding forced fan cooling anyway).

LightraysWiFi · 20 Apr 2013 at 01:55

Why would you put it in the cupboard?

NeilMcL86 · 20 Apr 2013 at 02:05

its a meeting point for a lot of cat54e cable and i would rather have it out of sight.

Why do you ask ;/

NeilMcL86 · 20 Apr 2013 at 02:22

bremen1874 said:
The specs. say that the operating temperature is : 0º to 50º C.

You'd probably get away with it, but it isn't something I'd do (not without adding forced fan cooling anyway).

Thanks I'll take a look at getting trying to get some cool air to it

Caged · 24 Apr 2013 at 00:47

I wouldn't worry. Netgear don't put heatsinks on the switch chips so they obviously aren't concerned with heat. I doubt an airing cupboard gets near 50 anyway, you want the heat to stay in your water tank not disappear into the air.

Also, lifetime warranty so it's not the end of the world if it does keel over.

Craigius · 24 Apr 2013 at 17:08

if you are leaving it in the airing cupboard is the loft space above? maybe you could put in in the loft space? it would be cool up there

unleashed · 25 Apr 2013 at 11:24

Craigius said:
if you are leaving it in the airing cupboard is the loft space above? maybe you could put in in the loft space? it would be cool up there

Loft spaces can get very warm during summer months.

NeilMcL86 · 26 Apr 2013 at 03:07

Well I have installed it and seems fine with my stove blasting' the hot water tank is fairly new so it had been dipped in insulation, still a lot of copper pipes. As for the loft suggestion I would rather have access to all my sockets and switch without climbing threw 400m of loft insulation lol, I think did about it tho!
Not keeping the stove on a lot at this time of year so the real test will be in winter. Thanks for the input.

thenewoc · 26 Apr 2013 at 22:38

I was going to say is there room for a fitted wardrobe the other side of the airing cupboard?

NeilMcL86 · 5 Oct 2013 at 08:51

Yeah it has some air coming down from the loft space. Its been a few months now and had the hot water tank full of hot water from my stove over the last few months and all seems to be well, Good old Netgear