I recently retired an old switch after at least 20 years of continuously usage. The switch was paired with a UPS for protection, and was powered using a regular power cable (the one that we use for power supply, 16 AWG). The cable still looks to be in great condition, no melting or degradation. So my question is, will there be internal degradation of the copper wire or the shielding after continuous usage after 20+ years? Is it safe to do so? I put the arbitrary 5 years because that is... Read more Weiterlesen...
