Subject: Re: Cooling
To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Kevin P. Neal <kpneal@pobox.com>
List: port-sun3
Date: 03/29/2001 20:43:42
On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 08:40:29PM -0500, der Mouse wrote:
> > I imagine having the boards vertical assists convection cooling,
> > assuming there's free (or forced) airflow from below, through the
> > cage, and out the top.
> 
> There isn't; the airflow goes the other way.  There is a bank of fans
> (9? 12?) at the bottom of the cardcage that pulls air down over the
> cards and out the bottom.

I thought it was only 6 fans below. Then there are the two fans up
top cooling the drive bay. Also, I never counted the fans in the power 
supply.

It's been years since I've taken my 3/260 apart. *sigh*
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