Sprinklers
Scott Chesnick (chesnics@fido.nhlbi.nih.gov)
Fri, 24 Oct 1997 07:29:18 -0400
Ashok,
We have sprinklers in all our labs. They won't come on unless there really
is a fire.
If you are worried about a rare event that would cause the Woods metal plug
to melt and for torrents of water to rain down in Biblical proportions upon
your spectrometer, that is not on fire, but the room is (highly unlikely), I
suggest that you suspend from the ceiling with wire Lexan 1/4 inch plastic
sheets above the spectrometer console and above the magnet bore several feet
from the ceiling. This will prevent the water from damaging the console and
magnet but it may also not put out any fires. This at least allows one to
have a choice between water damage and incineration. There are also
alternative fire systems especially designed for computer rooms that are dry
and safe to use around electrical equipment.
Check the yellow pages there is probably a fire prevention company that
installs these waterless systems listed. The gases used in them will
probably destroy the ozone layer though.
Perhaps you can keep an umbrella beside the console and don't forget to
wear your sunscreen...
Regards Scott
"Only a true paranoid is totally aware"
A.Scott Chesnick
Electrical Engineer / Senior Scientist
IN-VIVO Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NHLBI / Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics
BLD10 / Room B1D-166
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD. 20892-1060
LAB 301 496-6564 /FAX 402-2389
RES 717 642-8888
chestnic@mail.cvn.net