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Old August 23rd 13, 12:03 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Default any alternative to Antec spot coolers?

I have used them twice to blow on some thermal problem.
I don't like their method of attaching to one of the mainboard screws.
This seems rather rickety if somebody else could move the PC case not
knowing what is rigged up inside.
Instead I drilled a hole in the bottom or back of the case to attach
it.
Anyway I was wondering if others make something similar in different
sizes.
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Old August 23rd 13, 01:02 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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wrote:
I have used them twice to blow on some thermal problem.
I don't like their method of attaching to one of the mainboard screws.
This seems rather rickety if somebody else could move the PC case not
knowing what is rigged up inside.
Instead I drilled a hole in the bottom or back of the case to attach
it.
Anyway I was wondering if others make something similar in different
sizes.


Zalman made one, but I don't know if it is still for sale.

http://www.bitbenderforums.com/imagi...ges/zalman.jpg

This says the bracket portion is discontinued.

http://www.xoxide.com/zalman-br123-fanbracket.html

That uses the screw heads on the PCI faceplates. It's possible a
screwless computer case, wouldn't work with that.

Computer cases, don't really offer many options for
suspending things inside. You'd think they would make
them like Lego, with extra holes here and there for
nylon wraps.

Paul
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Old August 23rd 13, 05:45 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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"Flasherly" wrote:
[ . . . ]
I hammer in pieces of wood to my vacuum tube amplifiers and use a set
of military grade "safety wire" pliers for securing suitable fans to a
desired end of tube temps;- a powerstrip and transformer is, however,
secured by plastic tie-wraps.

Can't even begin to imagine such things I might similarly do inside a
PC case and off the cuff.


Duct tape!! :-) There also used to be some stuff in the war surplus stores
called "200 mph tape" which was a roll of sheet aluminum with adhesive on
one side. I imagine that it was used to patch bullet holes in fighter plane
fuselages, and it would make nice brackets for PC case interiors.

*TimDaniels*


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Old August 24th 13, 02:17 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:45:13 -0700, "Timothy Daniels"
wrote:

"Flasherly" wrote:
[ . . . ]
I hammer in pieces of wood to my vacuum tube amplifiers and use a set
of military grade "safety wire" pliers for securing suitable fans to a
desired end of tube temps;- a powerstrip and transformer is, however,
secured by plastic tie-wraps.

Can't even begin to imagine such things I might similarly do inside a
PC case and off the cuff.


Duct tape!! :-) There also used to be some stuff in the war surplus stores
called "200 mph tape" which was a roll of sheet aluminum with adhesive on
one side. I imagine that it was used to patch bullet holes in fighter plane
fuselages, and it would make nice brackets for PC case interiors.


I use the stuff, though it's both adhesive and electrically conductive
on either copper sides, for grounding guitar cavities from stray RF
interference. Expensive even on Ebay directly from Singapore.
One-sided adhesion aluminum A/C duct tape - got a couple rolls of that
out in the garage. As you say, good for lots more stuff.
 




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