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    Homemade "cooling pad"

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Morannon, Oct 30, 2005.

  1. Morannon

    Morannon Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is an Aspire 3000. Like all notebooks it has a temperature controlled fan, but unlike most other notebooks this one was forged by Satan himself. The fan is on most of the time and makes a very annoying sound, even while surfing. It turns on at 42 C so to keep it lower than that, I constructed my own cooling pad. I simply connected a fan to a USB port and sticked it where it was hot. Just connect the fan's red and black wires to the USB's red and black. The USB dillivers 5 V so the fan goes nice and slow.

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    It worked surprisingly well. The temp is mostly at 38-39 C but I haven't tested it for longer than 1 h yet. I can only hear the fan if I but my head close to it. I found out the fan worked best if it sucked the warm air out of the computer instead of blowing cold air in.
     
    Morannon, Oct 30, 2005
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  2. jegHegy

    jegHegy Notebook Enthusiast

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    ghetto! :D

    edit: you should see the cooling i did for my desktop...huge standing room fan laid on the floor facing the open PC case.
     
    jegHegy, Oct 30, 2005
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  3. Morannon

    Morannon Notebook Enthusiast

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    It takes a man to stick tape to a laptop. :D
     
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    That's awesome!!! :D

    What an innovative idea - great thinking! Sounds like your notebook is really cooling down.

    Anyways, thanks for posting!

    Chaz
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 30, 2005
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    lol@satan... :)
     
    I23, Oct 30, 2005
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    Morannon Notebook Enthusiast

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    cheziyi Notebook Consultant

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    Hey... i should also show you guys what i did... it really keeps down my notebook temp. Will post it when i get home.
     
    cheziyi, Oct 31, 2005
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