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it seems mine are rated to 50 C
So was mine.
Think it was a Netgear blue box switch thing, an 8-port gigabit. Still melted it.
The ToughSwitch seems to be doing better, but then again... I've constructed a kind of shelving stack now so that the boxes aren't on each other so that hot air isn't feeding directly from one to another. The Ubiquiti boxes are all small, so it's 4 wide ceramic tiles as shelves, and 6 metal Smint boxes as shelf spacers. Now the heat cannot go from one box to another.
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4 wide ceramic tiles as shelves, and 6 metal Smint boxes as shelf spacers
What does everyone else use?
I'm using mesh letter trays at the moment, but would like something a little more permanent / less jury rigged at some point - possibly to go inside a cupboard which I'll stick fans in for ventilation. Also considering adding a UPS to the setup...
NotThamesWater
Cheers, I haven't managed to melt a switch yet (it seems mine are rated to 50 C), although the main one is in a box with a load of power supplies so I wouldn't be surprised if it did happen.
I think I'll hold off upgrading for the moment, if I really need a separate LAN there's always the other port on the router.