Update on long term use of Mesh Hardware

Like the title says we are into year six of the mesh network and some units are now retired. Here are some long term problems:

Via EPIA board melted RAM and RAM holder. Looks like the RAM had corrosion and it melted a bit of the RAM as well as the motherboard. It was located outside in a NEMA 4 enclosure. Small vent hole was used for wiring and did not prevent air was able to penetrate the interior environment. Not a good thing.

Second Morex power supply, located indoor unit running Via EPIA stop working. No idea why it just doesn't work. Second Morex power supply also went on an indoor unit. May be problems with dirty power or just stop working. Not good either.

So far regular PC power supply seem to be long lasting; however, the small fan-less power supply seems to be holding up in extreme conditions.

Intel Mini-itx motherboard that I have written about is now acting funny. I remove any switches such power on or resets so that the unit would be continuously on. This has been running fine but now it wants to have a manual switch to turn the damn thing back on again. Not sure if something has corrupted in the Bios or just the board is breaking down. It too located in NEMA enclosure however with no air coming from the outside.

WRAP boards from PC engine have taken a beating from the Canadian elements. These boards on located outside and are in metal enclosures with outside air circulation. I have seen rusting on the radio cards but the boards still are working fine.

That's all for now.