> On Sep 17, 2021, at 8:59 AM, Sean Donelan <s...@donelan.com> wrote: > > It is possible to design a data center WITHOUT using those electrical code > exceptions, and WITHOUT a "Big Red Button." > > You can check, because my data center ideas were copied by several tech > companies world-wide (you know who you are), and don't have Big Red Buttons. > All of those data centers also have water-based automatic fire sprinklers. > Both were very radical ideas at the time, which are now commonly accepted. > > In most cases, you'll need a fully licensed, Professional Engineer > specializing in Electrical Engineering to sign off on the final design. A > licensed electrician isn't enough. Nevertheless, it is possible to build a > safe, code-compliant data center WITHOUT a Big Red Button. The design also > seemed to be more reliable.
What’s the gain in _not_ having one that makes it worth the sign-off and hassle? Just avoiding the possibility of accidental activation or something I’m not thinking of?
