A quick link to what size of duct it would take to push 1500 cfm: http://www.connel.com/freeware/airduct.shtml Just put in 1500 in the cfm and click submit.. Craziness.. Sincerely, Judd Pickell On 8/9/06, KE7FEG wrote: > > 1500 cfm thru the case? that is almost 1/2 the volume of air of a small > swamp cooler. The case is too small and doesn't have that much opening. > realisticly about 300 or so cfm would be massive air movement thru there. > > I have ordered one item from the following site w/satisfaction. I am NOT > associated with them, just heard of them. > > > http://www.surpluscenter.com/sort.asp?UID=2006080909333005&catname=electric&keyword=EBSA > > If the site doesn't 'click', shorten it to the .com and then click > 'electrical' on the site and click blowers till you get there. > > With the small amounts of openings in a case, probably a smaller blower > would 'build resistance'. > > I have a friend that lived under those conditions and never had a problem, > but then his fastest cpu was an amd2600 system. He experience no heat > problem. I am reasonably sure the heat problem may turn out to be a ps > problem when it fails. Or the cpu cooler is marginal. A well designed system > should survive swamp cooler life. Yes, I know it can get to close to 90 and > humid, but humid air cools better. > > An example that vividly points out humid vs dry was the 62 ford falcon we > had when we came out here. It never overheated in the south where we lived > for 9 years and bought it new. Moved here, had to get a bigger radiator to > prevent over heating in this drier air. > > I tend to think either the ps is on the way out or not cooling itself > enough OR the cpu doesn't have a good quality cooler for it. > > IF I was buying for that app of yours, I would get this one, but it IS > your choice if you choose to buy from this site. > > 50 CFM 120VAC DENKI BLOWER > > For $11.98 > > I think, and may be wrong, that if it is fitted to the side panel somehow, > it will cool that interior better than you think. All the other higher > volume either don't have a picture to see what it looks like or are 230 vac > which implies 3 phase not two like home 220 vac is. That IF they are 3 > phase, would not work for you at all! Or cost about $2500 or so to get aps > or salt river to run a 3 phase line in. Of course you could get an phase > inverter for $100-200 and get the same thing off of the 2 phase 220 volt > line. > > > > *JD Austin * wrote: > > You have a few options: > Go crazy with fans inside the case. > Use electric chillers (peltiers?) > Take the cover off and put an external fan on it. > > When I lived in the same conditions I did #3 :). > jd > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Technomage" > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Sent: 8/9/06 7:54 AM > Subject: funneling heat away from the inside of a box > > ok, > I am having some serious problems with the heat (I live in a swamp cooled > house here). my machine got so hot yesterday that both HD's "disappeared" > from the system and the cpu went bonkers. the only way I have found to > keep > the machine cool enough involves the use of a squirrel cage fan (those > little > construction units that can be purchased at sams club). > > what I need is something a little more permanent that can move about 1500 > cfm > through the case. > > any ideas? > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > *****/////*****/////***** > > Ed Culbertson/ke7feg > Remeber Katrina? > For several days, only hams could get out, > and talk to others dependably. > > No Morse Code required for Technician class licensee's. Interested? > http://www.arrl.org/ > > Long live Knoppix, and Puppy Live Linux cd's. > > ------------------------------ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >