[OFFTOPIC] Fanless power supplies?

Mike A. Harris (mharris@ican.net)
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 03:31:46 -0500 (EST)

First of all, my reason for posting this here is because I think
that the people who might best know the answer are in this list
due to the high technical level of the subscribers.

With all of the improvements in computing over the last decade,
one thing remains a dead annoyance IMHO. The noise produced
by the computer's power supply fan.

During normal operation the fan is noisy enough to annoy, until
you get used to it as most of us have. Even then though, it is
still annoying. Eventually the fan starts to go and makes
extra loud noises until replaced.

Is there an alternative method of cooling the power supply? I
understand also that the fan draws air through the computer which
cools the entire inside of the case, but is there a better way?
What about some sort of cooling unit? Do they exist for
computers? I know you can get a peltier cooling unit for the
CPU, but what about for the power supply?

My primary concern is to replace the noisy fan with a silent (or
at least a much quieter) alternative, while still retaining all
of the function that the fan provides to both the power supply
and the rest of the system (both airflow and cooling).

Any ideas? Please reply privately and not to the list. I'll
post a single message back of the suggestions/findings/etc.. if
enough people want to see the results.

Thanks a bundle!
TTYL

--
Mike A. Harris  -  Computer Consultant  -  Linux advocate


Linux software galore:  http://freshmeat.net




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