FitPC Cooling

[GarethG]

I've got the FitPC2i up and running, I've installed the graphics drivers and everything. It runs pretty sweet for what it is to be fair.

It boots to the log in screen in seconds too!

I couldn't get the temperature sensors working but I used the probe on my multimeter. It gets up to temperature in minutes and seems to stay at about 42-45 Degree's Celsius. I played some flash stuff and it does creep up a bit. On the box it says that if you remove the display cable you reduce power consumption by 20%, and not running gnomeDesktop is bound to cut it down a bit more. You can also turn off some devices in the bios.

40-50 degree C for the PC itself isn't so bad but this could heat up the rest of the tube and cause problems like we had last year.

I'm going to run some tests to see how it heats up the air around it.

I was thinking of using a peltier module to cool the air in the tube?

Ideas welcome here

[MrFoamy]

Aren't peltiers expensive and inefficient power wise?

What about some sort of (powered maybe?) water cooling system that uses the water outside? I don't know if that would be any more efficient, it would certainly be more complex and unreliable though.

I suppose a big heatsink system that was attached to the wall of the tube to take heat directly from the hot spots, and transfer it to the tube bypassing the insulating air could work if you could buy/make the sink.

[bloodypete]

Sounds cool, once you go SDD you don't go back :p The issue with using a TEC is they use loads of power and you still have to get rid of the heat. I think we should try getting it running in the tube in the tank full of water and see how it goes?

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-------- Original message -------- Subject: [projectChimaera] FitPC Cooling (#55) From: Gareth Griffiths reply@reply.github.com To: bloodypete bloody_pete@hotmail.com CC:

I've got the FitPC2i up and running, I've installed the graphics drivers and everything. It runs pretty sweet for what it is to be fair.

It boots to the log in screen in seconds too!

I couldn't get the temperature sensors working but I used the probe on my multimeter. It gets up to temperature in minutes and seems to stay at about 42-45 Degree's Celsius. I played some flash stuff and it does creep up a bit. On the box it says that if you remove the display cable you reduce power consumption by 20%, and not running gnomeDesktop is bound to cut it down a bit more. You can also turn off some devices in the bios.

40-50 degree C for the PC itself isn't so bad but this could heat up the rest of the tube and cause problems like we had last year.

I'm going to run some tests to see how it heats up the air around it.

I was thinking of using a peltier module to cool the air in the tube?

Ideas welcome here

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[GarethG]

@MrFoamy saltwater and electronics do not go well.

Nah they aren't expensive if you know where to look, my roommate has a few. We plonked one on the fitpc and it began to get cold on the top side straight away without powering it. Like I said, I don't think the PC overheating will be a problem, but other stuff getting hot maybe a problem so cooling the air in the tube. I'll run some tests today hopefully.

I guess the biggest problem we have is how to cool this stuff whilst still being able to remove the tube quickly and easily.

[bloodypete]

Saltwater and watercooling would be bad too, as it'd get clogged. I still think a couple of 40mm fans to circulate the air would be enough to balance everything...

[420erryday]

DO THAT MEAN WE CAN PLAY VIDAY GEAM NOW?