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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lane
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:34 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Transaction-Overflow
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > The hardware is 5 years old... It was not possible to get
> new hardware
> > for this project. :/
>
> Disassembling and cleaning the machine has worked for me in
> similar cases. You'd be amazed how much dust can build up on
> a circuit board ... and if the dust is even a little bit
> conductive, it can be the cause of misbehavior.
>
> regards, tom lane
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More likely than electrical conduction is the thermal insulating effect
of accumulated dust which will can components to overheat.
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