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To: BillHoo who wrote (12295)4/28/1998 5:30:00 PM
From: Alomex  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 213177
 
Again, I've seen peripheral devices like portable hard drives that fail after a year of use because the fan got gunked up and the unit overheated. I can only imagine a laptop going the same route.

I expect that by now all computers are equipped with thermal shutoff sensors. I understand that my old 166Mhz Pentium has such a mechanism.




To: BillHoo who wrote (12295)4/28/1998 7:53:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 213177
 
Bill, You used to be able to buy external fans to fit on Apples to get the heat out when they were loaded with cards . I think a fast Pentium uses 4-5 watts and the Pentium II can use over 10 watts. The small 5V fans they use take around 50 MA at 5V which is .25 watts. It is an added load and does shorten the computer hours/charge a little. They often have thermostatic sensors to minimize even that drain.

Bill


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