[Duo2400] Re: 2400c heat

2001-01-12 Thread Carlson
This link provides some excellent info on the heat issue and some good photos too. http://grove.ufl.edu/~tkishino/PB2400/Heat.html Andy -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c heat sink

2001-01-11 Thread Tom P
gt;> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) >> Subject: [Duo2400] Re: 2400c heat sink >> >> The putty I refer to comes in a small plastic tub and is used for, among >> other things, putting under the rim of a sink before you drop it into > > the hole in the kit

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c heat sink

2001-01-11 Thread Sidney Ho
on 1/11/01 "Mark A. Kippert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recalled reading a post a while back that mentioned the use of plumbers > putty as a heat transfer solution. Here it is if anyone is interested. > > Originally sent 11/12/00 -- > > Date:

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c heat sink

2001-01-11 Thread Carlson
One could also try that thermal caulking that's used for hot water tank elements and such. > From: "Mark A. Kippert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:47:00 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c heat sink

2001-01-11 Thread Mark A. Kippert
rlf9 on 1/11/01 8:47 AM wrote: circulation and the type of surface the 2400 is placed on are important determinants in heat transfer efficiency. I've added an aluminum block to connect the CPU directly to the aluminum pad of the lower case housing the convection tube. >>> >>>

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c Heat Issues

2001-01-11 Thread Marc
Ralph Mawyer replied: >I added stick-on vinyl feet to the base of my BookEndz to raise >it...hopefully for the same temperature improvement. Unfortunately, >it didn't make much differencethough I'm sure the fan would. ;-) >Ralph Mawyer, Jr. Ralph, Raising does seem to improve cooling. But

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c heat

2001-01-11 Thread Sidney Ho
on 1/10/01 Bob Friede rlf9 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sidney Ho wrote... > >> I've had a Newer G3/240/512kb die from (partially) heat related causes (in >> August, when temps could run 168-170F on the G3 CPU). Fortunately, Newer >> replaced this under warranty before they went bust. Ambient te

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c Heat Issues

2001-01-10 Thread Silo
Confirmed. The .PDF file for the G4 titanium claims it has "Infrared technology port (4-Mbps IrDA)". --Mike > I think Apple says that Titanium has IR. > > Yours truly, > > Donald G. Hook -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A li

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c Heat Issues

2001-01-09 Thread Ralph Mawyer
>3) I have a Bookendz dock which raises the bottom of the machine off >the ground a little bit. That would help, right?? Should I direct >a fan under there? > >Shaun. I added stick-on vinyl feet to the base of my BookEndz to raise it...hopefully for the same temperature improvement. Unfor

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c heat

2001-01-09 Thread rlf9
Sidney Ho wrote... >I've had a Newer G3/240/512kb die from (partially) heat related causes (in >August, when temps could run 168-170F on the G3 CPU). Fortunately, Newer >replaced this under warranty before they went bust. Ambient temperature, air >circulation and the type of surface the 2400 is