Hi,
I've had a dead Netgear ethernet switch kicking about for a while, and just decided to try and fix it.
I took the cover off and found what initially looked to be something like mould, but on close examination it's crystalline growth from the inside of the cover.
I did a quick bit of research and found a section of the NASA site dedicated to this phenomena, with lots of other info and photos, here:
http://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/index.html
A couple of my photos are attached.
Weird, huh?
Robert.
I've had a dead Netgear ethernet switch kicking about for a while, and just decided to try and fix it.
I took the cover off and found what initially looked to be something like mould, but on close examination it's crystalline growth from the inside of the cover.
I did a quick bit of research and found a section of the NASA site dedicated to this phenomena, with lots of other info and photos, here:
http://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/index.html
A couple of my photos are attached.
Weird, huh?
Robert.