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Cooling New Thin Laptop AC Power Supplies
The thin AC power supplies that come with Dell
laptops now can be kept a lot cooler if they're 1. Strapped to a table leg, or 2. Balanced on edge on the floor. A big (the really, really big size) binder clip makes balancing easy, by giving it legs. Balancing on edge not only increases airflow across the thing, but it doubles the cooling area. -- On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
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"Ron Hardin" wrote:
The thin AC power supplies that come with Dell laptops now can be kept a lot cooler if they're 1. Strapped to a table leg, or 2. Balanced on edge on the floor. A big (the really, really big size) binder clip makes balancing easy, by giving it legs. Balancing on edge not only increases airflow across the thing, but it doubles the cooling area. I use a cookie cooler to suspend my laptop 1/4" above the desktop to give the cooling fan an unrestricted air intake. I bought my cookie cooler (a wire grid with 1/4" legs) at Bed Bath & Beyond for about $6 plus tax. There are 2 sizes - the small size that I bought - which is just right for 13" to 15" laptops - and a larger size which would be right for "desktop replacements". *TimDaniels* |
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On 12/20/2010 4:25 PM, Timothy Daniels wrote:
"Ron Hardin" wrote: The thin AC power supplies that come with Dell laptops now can be kept a lot cooler if they're 1. Strapped to a table leg, or 2. Balanced on edge on the floor. A big (the really, really big size) binder clip makes balancing easy, by giving it legs. Balancing on edge not only increases airflow across the thing, but it doubles the cooling area. I use a cookie cooler to suspend my laptop 1/4" above the desktop to give the cooling fan an unrestricted air intake. I bought my cookie cooler (a wire grid with 1/4" legs) at Bed Bath& Beyond for about $6 plus tax. There are 2 sizes - the small size that I bought - which is just right for 13" to 15" laptops - and a larger size which would be right for "desktop replacements". *TimDaniels* Cool idea! Next thing you know, Best Buy will be selling cookie coolers for $20... Ben Myers |
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Timothy Daniels typed on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:25:20 -0800: I use a cookie cooler to suspend my laptop 1/4" above the desktop to give the cooling fan an unrestricted air intake. I bought my cookie cooler (a wire grid with 1/4" legs) at Bed Bath & Beyond for about $6 plus tax. There are 2 sizes - the small size that I bought - which is just right for 13" to 15" laptops - and a larger size which would be right for "desktop replacements". Slick idea Tim. I also noticed when you raise the laptop off of the desk like you are doing, generally lowers the temp by 10°F too. Also it cuts down dust clogging the fan tremendously. ;-) -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Centrino Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 |
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"BillW50" wrote:
Timothy Daniels: I use a cookie cooler to suspend my laptop 1/4" above the desktop to give the cooling fan an unrestricted air intake. I bought my cookie cooler (a wire grid with 1/4" legs) at Bed Bath & Beyond for about $6 plus tax. There are 2 sizes - the small size that I bought - which is just right for 13" to 15" laptops - and a larger size which would be right for "desktop replacements". Slick idea Tim. I also noticed when you raise the laptop off of the desk like you are doing, generally lowers the temp by 10°F too. Also it cuts down dust clogging the fan tremendously. ;-) It is a *cool* idea! :-) But its wasn't my idea originally. Someone in this or another NG wrote simply: "I use a cookie cooler!", and I had no idea that there was such a thing or how it was constructed. But lo and behold, a call to a household goods store revealed that they exist as a common baking utensil that allows cookies to cool down after baking so that they won't stick to things or bend into weird shapes before they firm up. I suspect that most bakers would line it with a layer of aluminum foil before placing the freshly baked cookies on it. The one from Bed Bath & Beyond is painted black and it just seems visually designed for my laptop PC. *TimDaniels* |
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lol More commonly known as "cooling racks" but "cookie cooler" works for
me I've been a laptop owner for less than two weeks and had forgotten about cooling pads till someone asked if I had one. This is the one I plan on getting unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Cooli...3431183&sr=1-3 How bad are these on laptop batteries? My N5010 doesn't seem to get too warm, but, I don't know how warm is "too warm". Monica "Timothy Daniels" wrote in message m... "BillW50" wrote: Timothy Daniels: I use a cookie cooler to suspend my laptop 1/4" above the desktop to give the cooling fan an unrestricted air intake. I bought my cookie cooler (a wire grid with 1/4" legs) at Bed Bath & Beyond for about $6 plus tax. There are 2 sizes - the small size that I bought - which is just right for 13" to 15" laptops - and a larger size which would be right for "desktop replacements". Slick idea Tim. I also noticed when you raise the laptop off of the desk like you are doing, generally lowers the temp by 10°F too. Also it cuts down dust clogging the fan tremendously. ;-) It is a *cool* idea! :-) But its wasn't my idea originally. Someone in this or another NG wrote simply: "I use a cookie cooler!", and I had no idea that there was such a thing or how it was constructed. But lo and behold, a call to a household goods store revealed that they exist as a common baking utensil that allows cookies to cool down after baking so that they won't stick to things or bend into weird shapes before they firm up. I suspect that most bakers would line it with a layer of aluminum foil before placing the freshly baked cookies on it. The one from Bed Bath & Beyond is painted black and it just seems visually designed for my laptop PC. *TimDaniels* |
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Monica typed on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:49:35 -0600:
lol More commonly known as "cooling racks" but "cookie cooler" works for me I've been a laptop owner for less than two weeks and had forgotten about cooling pads till someone asked if I had one. This is the one I plan on getting unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Cooli...3431183&sr=1-3 How bad are these on laptop batteries? My N5010 doesn't seem to get too warm, but, I don't know how warm is "too warm". Monica Hi Monica! Well max power per USB2 port is 2.5 watts. I believe some use one port and some use two. So that would be 2.5 to 5 watts of power. And from a battery, that could cut down a battery normally lasting 2 hours, down to about an hour and a half. One of the things that strikes me odd about those cooling pads, as they usually pull air down from the top. Yet many laptops generally pull air from the bottom. So when you use them together, the fans are fighting against each other. And that isn't very good. Yeah it works, but the fans are working harder than they should be. You know how many keyboards have folding legs in the back to raise the keyboard up at an angle? Well I am always puzzled why they don't do the very same for laptops? And I made my own legs to do this with my laptops. And just this alone lowers the outside bottom temperature of the laptop by 10°F. And lowers the CPU temperature by 15°F. Which is about what you get from one of those cooling pads anyway. So in my experience, getting the laptop off of the surface is the most important cooling effect that you can do. And I think legs is the simplest and very portable. But a cooling rack would be my next choice. And my last would be a cooling pad. Just my 2¢ worth. -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Centrino Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 |
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BillW50 typed on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:17:35 -0600: [...] So in my experience, getting the laptop off of the surface is the most important cooling effect that you can do. And I think legs is the simplest and very portable. But a cooling rack would be my next choice. And my last would be a cooling pad. Just my 2¢ worth. Oh yeah I forgot to mention another benefit with the legs. As some people likes to set their laptop down on a bed, cushion, pillow, or whatever. This of course almost always blocks the air flow and many laptops have overheated in this way. But I have found if the legs in the back are generally 2 or more inches, the laptops won't overheat (and stays cool) and still has plenty of air flow underneath them. ;-) -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Centrino Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 |
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"BillW50" wrote:
Monica typed: lol More commonly known as "cooling racks" but "cookie cooler" works for me I've been a laptop owner for less than two weeks and had forgotten about cooling pads till someone asked if I had one. This is the one I plan on getting unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Cooli...3431183&sr=1-3 How bad are these on laptop batteries? My N5010 doesn't seem to get too warm, but, I don't know how warm is "too warm". Monica Hi Monica! Well max power per USB2 port is 2.5 watts. I believe some use one port and some use two. So that would be 2.5 to 5 watts of power. And from a battery, that could cut down a battery normally lasting 2 hours, down to about an hour and a half. One of the things that strikes me odd about those cooling pads, as they usually pull air down from the top. Yet many laptops generally pull air from the bottom. So when you use them together, the fans are fighting against each other. And that isn't very good. Yeah it works, but the fans are working harder than they should be. You know how many keyboards have folding legs in the back to raise the keyboard up at an angle? Well I am always puzzled why they don't do the very same for laptops? And I made my own legs to do this with my laptops. And just this alone lowers the outside bottom temperature of the laptop by 10°F. And lowers the CPU temperature by 15°F. Which is about what you get from one of those cooling pads anyway. So in my experience, getting the laptop off of the surface is the most important cooling effect that you can do. And I think legs is the simplest and very portable. But a cooling rack would be my next choice. And my last would be a cooling pad. Just my 2¢ worth. Pulling an extra 2.5 watts off the battery also increases the heat load on the battery. IMHO, the best way is to provide good passive air flow by keeping the air intakes unrestricted. This could be as simple as lifting the laptop a 1/4" up off the surface of a desk. For real "laptop" use, a simple serving tray sitting on one's lap could serve as a smooth desk. The whole problem is really caused by use of the term "laptop PC", since (in my experience) setting the "laptop" on one's lap usually causes overheating for devices containing a graphics card and a 7200rpm hard disk drive and a decent CPU. *TimDaniels* |
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Bill, I called Logitech about their N100 Cooling Pad and asked how much
power it pulls from the laptop's battery. It uses one usb port. Not sure if I worded the question right or even if I got the right answer but he said "5 volts, 200mAs". Does that make sense or tell you anything about how much it drains the laptop's battery? Also this pad has a rear air intake so as not to be confined when sitting on one's lap or laying on a bed or even sitting on a hard surface. The concaved top allows for air circulation underneath the laptop and the slots on the top of cooling pad help push cool air towards the bottom of the laptop and away while fresh air is pulled from the rear of the pad. http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/...rrent=pad2.jpg http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/...rrent=pad1.jpg http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/...rrent=pad3.jpg Several people report not being able to hear the cooling pad, it's that quiet. So, after looking at these pictures and reading this message, does it help change your mind about it at all or do you still feel it won't be as effective as it needs to be? Thanks, Monica http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Cooli...3431183&sr=1-3 How bad are these on laptop batteries? My N5010 doesn't seem to get too warm, but, I don't know how warm is "too warm". Monica Hi Monica! Well max power per USB2 port is 2.5 watts. I believe some use one port and some use two. So that would be 2.5 to 5 watts of power. And from a battery, that could cut down a battery normally lasting 2 hours, down to about an hour and a half. One of the things that strikes me odd about those cooling pads, as they usually pull air down from the top. Yet many laptops generally pull air from the bottom. So when you use them together, the fans are fighting against each other. And that isn't very good. Yeah it works, but the fans are working harder than they should be. You know how many keyboards have folding legs in the back to raise the keyboard up at an angle? Well I am always puzzled why they don't do the very same for laptops? And I made my own legs to do this with my laptops. And just this alone lowers the outside bottom temperature of the laptop by 10°F. And lowers the CPU temperature by 15°F. Which is about what you get from one of those cooling pads anyway. So in my experience, getting the laptop off of the surface is the most important cooling effect that you can do. And I think legs is the simplest and very portable. But a cooling rack would be my next choice. And my last would be a cooling pad. Just my 2¢ worth. -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Centrino Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 |
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