Laptop Cooler v3.0
My other cooler was falling apart (damn that hotglue!) and instead of re-gluing it I decided hat I would just remake it.
I didn't do any "in-progress" shots because that would have been pretty boring.
I kept with pretty much he same design except that I went approximately 2 inches taller.
The reason for that is this:
A new 120mm fan vs. the old 80mm fan
I even threw in the "flow straightener" that SaxonPC sent me:
For POWA! I'm using the same 12V wallwart adapter as the previous version.
I decided to make it "quick change" so that if I needed it to be quieter I could just plug in some bare leads on another adapter.
Also I added a large metal toggle switch:
Here is a top shot:
I needed some thingamjigs to keep it from sliding off of the cooler.
I tried those wooden blocks at first but then I realized that the laptop weight just made it ride up and over them.
I took my trusty "n00b cannon" as King called it and just blasted away until I had a somewhat decent pool of molten glue.
After it was dry I blasted some more, waited for it to dry and ouila I now had a nonskid surface:
Here it is with the laptop mounted:
Here are some videos if you care:
Laptop Cooler v3.0 / Sound Test
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