TL;DR

Linus Tech Tips’ LTT Labs just nabbed a second environmental test chamber—originally a $40,000-plus piece of kit—for only $1,000 at auction. It hasn’t been powered on in over a decade, was left outside in a surplus yard, and its maker is long gone, so the team is bracing for all kinds of surprises.

Between wrestling it through the door, figuring out if it’s water-cooled, and hunting for any signs of life, Linus and the crew are scrambling to cobble together a restoration plan. Will this box of problems turn into a lab superpower, or just more junk to scrap? Stay tuned.

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