do you think this is too crazy ?

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 4:58 pm

I leave my pc,router,modem,switch,on all the time,365.I have been thinking lateley of putting some nice quiet cooling fan setup of some type for the router and the modem,they seem to get a bit warm,especially in this real warm weather.and I don't want to aircondition this room all the time.do you think thats over the edge?

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:04 pm

the router and modem are designed to work without cooling systems. most electronical systems work fully up to temperatures of 125 degress. i leave my computer, router, and modem on 24/7/365. as long as the comptuer is cooled properly.. that is all you ahve to worry about

Jason

lurker · Post by **lurker** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:05 pm

hehe nice Jack head

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:06 pm

Originally posted by Biketec
the router and modem are designed to work without cooling systems. most electronical systems work fully up to temperatures of 125 degress. i leave my computer, router, and modem on 24/7/365. as long as the comptuer is cooled properly.. that is all you ahve to worry about

Jason

I know,it's something to do though!...lol...I am a tweaker.

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:09 pm

Originally posted by lurker
hehe nice Jack head

dude!!! I love jack,,,!!!!/....lol

I got Dana & Fox & Jack here with me all the time!...lol

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:09 pm

lol... and i looked it up.

linky can operate in 32 - 104 deg. F.
linky can be stored in -4 - 158 deg F.

If you have the money and you are TRUELY bored.. ya sure try it. post pics when your done

jason

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:11 pm

Originally posted by Biketec
lol... and i looked it up.

linky can operate in 32 - 104 deg. F.
linky can be stored in -4 - 158 deg F.

If you have the money and you are TRUELY bored.. ya sure try it. post pics when your done

jason

ha ha ! see! I will,,,pics coming soon!!!...lol

lurker · Post by **lurker** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:14 pm

Originally posted by crazyman

dude!!! I love jack,,,!!!!/....lol

I got Dana & Fox & Jack here with me all the time!...lol

Nice! poor Jack getting arrested like that..lol. Did you stick the Jack head on an action figure? haha.. I used to do that cus Jack had no body

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:19 pm

Originally posted by lurker

Nice! poor Jack getting arrested like that..lol. Did you stick the Jack head on an action figure? haha.. I used to do that cus Jack had no body

no man! Jack in box had those figurines for a while here,thats business man jack,he has a flow chart in hi hand.,they had ,surfer jack,and diver jack,and skydiving jack and some other ones.....lol

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:22 pm

if it were me I wouldnt... but Its not so more power to you.

DisturbingThePriest · Post by **DisturbingThePriest** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:32 pm

How do you plan on cooling the router and the modem? This should be interesting.

It sure couldn't hurt by cooling or keeping them well ventilated.. Would you be blowing air on them or directing the heat away from the source?

X-files and Jack-in-the-box are two of my favorite things

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:41 pm

I've thought about cooling my cable modem too. I have three small fans from a hard drive cooler I used to use. I was thinking about putting one of them on the modem, it does get hot. But I think Biketec is right about them being designed to operate without cooling, but what the hell, I think I'm gonna do it.

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 5:56 pm

Originally posted by RoundEye
I've thought about cooling my cable modem too. I have three small fans from a hard drive cooler I used to use. I was thinking about putting one of them on the modem, it does get hot. But I think Biketec is right about them being designed to operate without cooling, but what the hell, I think I'm gonna do it.

ya see...it's an interesting idea.....

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 6:20 pm

yes.. I think yer crazy... what is with the pink bar on yer ie?

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 6:34 pm

Originally posted by Immortal
yes.. I think yer crazy... what is with the pink bar on yer ie?

lol.......thats just the two color(blue&purple) title bar.

oh and anybody that was wondering about the print on the wall,are you an x-files fan??

and anyone ever see a Microsoft cordless phone? lol

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 6:53 pm

Originally posted by crazyman
and anyone ever see a Microsoft cordless phone? lol

what the hell??????? whered you get that? lol
how much did it cost? does it ever crash? what OS? lol

Jason

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 7:06 pm

Originally posted by crazyman
....and anyone ever see a Microsoft cordless phone?.....

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! THAT'S IT!!!! MICROSOFT SOULD BE BROKEN UP!! THEY ARE SATAN'S MINIONS!!! THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD AND FORCE US ALL TO BE THEIR SLAVES!!!

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 7:15 pm

Originally posted by RoundEye

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! THAT'S IT!!!! MICROSOFT SOULD BE BROKEN UP!! THEY ARE SATAN'S MINIONS!!! THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD AND FORCE US ALL TO BE THEIR SLAVES!!!

thats right! bill forced me at gunpoint to buy and use that phone!!!!oh my god!

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 7:44 pm

Hey Crazy, about your Crazy idea, I don't think its so crazy to want to cool the Modem and Router.
Heres a thought for ya, i drew it up because i couldn't think how to convey what i was envisioning with words

Could market it and have it ripped off and remarketed by the thieves and it would be called the Microsoft internet device cooler
What do you think?

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 7:50 pm

im building it right now... i think you would need 2 fans for each compnent

Jason

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 7:59 pm

One fan should be enough, not trying to make a hurricane box, just move air around the appliances

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:03 pm

ill test both then...

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:04 pm

question is.. how do i power these (2) 12 volt fans?

Jason

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:05 pm

Originally posted by Martiangod
Hey Crazy, about your Crazy idea, I don't think its so crazy to want to cool the Modem and Router.
Heres a thought for ya, i drew it up because i couldn't think how to convey what i was envisioning with words

Could market it and have it ripped off and remarketed by the thieves and it would be called the Microsoft internet device cooler
What do you think?

ya see dude,,I'm not so crazy,,I like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 cool..!

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:07 pm

you guys are crazy

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:07 pm

what can i use for the grated area?

Jason

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:14 pm

Make the box out of something cool like Oak, power the fan with a 12Volt ac adapter, and you could use a real nice brass floor grate for the grating, or if your real good wit the wood use Oak strips, Heck, send me $50 and i'll make ya one

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:17 pm

Another thought would be to put one of them cool kitchen range hoods over your desk, suck all the heat and cig smoke and blow it outside

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:18 pm

im tryin to do this for free... i have 2 fans laying around..

my fans say dc... so should i use dc or ac?

jason

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:22 pm

If they are DC fans then you need DC current to run them, 12 volt DC could be obtained using
A: Car battery
B: 8 AA batteries
C: Spare PSU
D: Running wire into your PC
E: little ac power converter that plugs into wall and DC comes out the wire
F: Car Battery
G: Car Battery charger

I would go with E:
They cost about 4 bucks at radio shack
You might have one around from a calculator, walkman, pocket video game or such

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:25 pm

this is what i have so far. ill show pics of my plugs in a later post.

the fans will go over the holes

Jason

crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:27 pm

Originally posted by Martiangod
Another thought would be to put one of them cool kitchen range hoods over your desk, suck all the heat and cig smoke and blow it outside

HA HA !!! thats it's IT!!!!!! oh dude!!!! thats it!!!!what a cool idea!!!!

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:33 pm

Originally posted by Biketec
this is what i have so far. ill show pics of my plugs in a later post.

the fans will go over the holes

Jason

You can call it the SWOOSH Air box

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:35 pm

Originally posted by crazyman

HA HA !!! thats it's IT!!!!!! oh dude!!!! thats it!!!!what a cool idea!!!!

You might also build your desk like an Air Hockey table, blow the heart away, dry underarms, Cookie crumbs in the keyboard would be a thing of the past and papers would just Glide across your desk.

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:37 pm

here are my plugs i have available. the very last one is a variable output voltage

i need 2... which ones should i use?

jason

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:38 pm

Actually the neatest thing i saw was putting RAM in my brothers IMAC, above the CPU there is I think a 120mil, maybe bigger AC fan, real quiet that blows up, through the monitor and out the top, cools the whole dam thing, thinking one of them IMAC fans would be an awsome case fan

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:39 pm

Originally posted by Biketec
here are my plugs i have available. the very last one is a variable output voltage

i need 2... which ones should i use?

jason

Go with the variable, then you can adjust the speed for a comfortable noise level

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:40 pm

i need one more..

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:41 pm

Should be able to run both fans with the one

Biketec · Post by **Biketec** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:42 pm

wouldnt that be only 6 volts each?

Jason