Voltage, amperage, and temperature variances cause problems with a lot of gear—from delicate electronics to multi-ton air conditioning equipment. This is where HVAC skills and electrical expertise meet.
In the Denver-area data storage and production facilities of Starz Entertainment, LLC, Bob Axelson, the chief engineer, and Jay Keith, the senior electrician, work as a team to ensure that 17 premium channels are available.
Bob Axelson and Jay Keith in the broadcast room, where all the feeds going out to customers are monitored. 
Jay checks the continuity of a potentially bad cable on one of the amplifiers that push the video feed out to the satellite dishes and ultimately to the end customer. 
With his Fluke clamp meter, Bob checks one of the low-voltage control boards in a Liebert CRAC (computer room air conditioning) unit in the main server room. Go to the main story » |