TL;DR

Linus and the LTT Labs crew just scored a second environmental test chamber—originally a $40,000+ beast—for a mere $1,000 at auction, not expecting to win with their lowball bid. The catch? The manufacturer’s long gone, it’s been unpowered for over a decade, and it’s been hanging out in a surplus yard in the elements!

Now comes the fun part: getting it through the door, poking around inside, figuring out if it’s water-cooled, and—most importantly—seeing if it even powers on. Spoiler: there’s zero plan beyond “let’s see what happens,” but hey, that’s half the adventure.

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