Aircooled Router!

[mazakman]

nice job. by the way, you can still post pics in your posts. just add them as attachments. thats what I do.

 

 

So i just upload them as berfore?

 

I'll take some pics of the slugs that came out of the holesaw later.

 

Might want to check the food section later..... I borrowed my brother's camera

[hardnrg]

At the moment I don't have the time or patience to figure out how to post the dang pics.

 

 

this is how you do it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or... upload to imageshack and put IMG tags before and after the URL:

 

[img=http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/966/dsc00011lp4.jpg]

 

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oh, btw... for dinner, I'm having battered calamari with roasted pepper and piri-piri dipping sauce, potato wedges, and a litre bottle (just shy of 2 pints) of San Miguel lager

 

update: man, that was nice lol... the sauce is very hot, like a hot oriental chilli dish - warms the lips, inside cheeks and throat, but doesn't burn the tongue - whew... yum

 

i haven't had calamari for ages and fancied something different today hehe

[mazakman]

 

 

this is how you do it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or... upload to imageshack and put IMG tags before and after the URL:

 

[img=http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/966/dsc00011lp4.jpg]

 

=

 

oh, btw... for dinner, I'm having battered calamari with roasted pepper and piri-piri dipping sauce, potato wedges, and a litre bottle (just shy of 2 pints) of San Miguel lager

 

update: man, that was nice lol... the sauce is very hot, like a hot oriental chilli dish - warms the lips, inside cheeks and throat, but doesn't burn the tongue - whew... yum

 

i haven't had calamari for ages and fancied something different today hehe

 

Calamari is fine but just wait till supper is over.. then I'll link the pics.

[iKillSteal]

That definitely takes the cake for being the biggest quote box I've seen on OCC. You deserve an award for that.

 

I'm also considering doing something like that for our d-link wifi router. We keep it downstairs but that thing still gets hot.

[mazakman]

That definitely takes the cake for being the biggest quote box I've seen on OCC. You deserve an award for that.

 

I'm also considering doing something like that for our d-link wifi router. We keep it downstairs but that thing still gets hot.

 

 

No, that one was pretty short compared to some that I have seen.

 

I havent modified the modem yet. I have another 60mm fan and grill waiting to be applied to the modem but it's tricky. The kids are always on line and I don't want to hear them complain.

 

Thanks for the tutorial hardnrg. I copied the whole thing into a Word file for future reference.

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the calamari. I'm going to post some pics of what we had last night in the food section.

[Comp Dude2]

i have a feeling (quite literally if i touch it lol) that my wireless usb adaptor (d-link as well) get a tad hot as it seems to cut out when it has been used for a while and then will cut out regulary after that. But i don't know what to do with it as i cant just mod a fan onto the side of a usb thing lol.

 

Though if i set in on the ground the draught from under the door helps (all the electronics make my roon warmer than everywhere else so i have a constant stream of cool air under the door lol)

[oblivescence]

i have a feeling (quite literally if i touch it lol) that my wireless usb adaptor (d-link as well) get a tad hot as it seems to cut out when it has been used for a while and then will cut out regulary after that. But i don't know what to do with it as i cant just mod a fan onto the side of a usb thing lol.

 

Though if i set in on the ground the draught from under the door helps (all the electronics make my roon warmer than everywhere else so i have a constant stream of cool air under the door lol)

 

I had the same problem, I finally got tired of it and got a new adaptor. you could always try cracking the plastic open, that alone ought to let the components get enough air to cool off.

edit: I havent tried it, but in my mind that should help.

[Silverfox]

i have a feeling (quite literally if i touch it lol) that my wireless usb adaptor (d-link as well) get a tad hot as it seems to cut out when it has been used for a while and then will cut out regulary after that. But i don't know what to do with it as i cant just mod a fan onto the side of a usb thing lol.

 

Though if i set in on the ground the draught from under the door helps (all the electronics make my roon warmer than everywhere else so i have a constant stream of cool air under the door lol)

 

What make is your router by chance?

 

I *had* a Belkin router that made my wireless USB stick scorching, but changing to a Netgear router made it a) 100% more reliable and no cutting out and b) much cooler to the touch

 

(note: it's the 3rd instance for me, of where a Belkin router has been the source of quite frankly dire wireless reliability)

[Comp Dude2]

The router is a d-link DI-524 with a D-link DWL-G122. I don't really want to crack it open but i suppose what i could do is make a little tunnel out of corroflute plastic and put a small case fan at the end (i have a spare 40mm) Only this is what do i power it with?

[DemonaL]

I've had problems with my d-link too... My linksys is working the best WRT54GS.. Lasted me like 3 years now, and its still going. Just have a few problems with range.

[mazakman]

The router is a d-link DI-524 with a D-link DWL-G122. I don't really want to crack it open but i suppose what i could do is make a little tunnel out of corroflute plastic and put a small case fan at the end (i have a spare 40mm) Only this is what do i power it with?

 

I use a 12 volt transformer that I got a at a local discount electrical store (I don't know how else to call them but they don't sell high end stuff and good for inexpensive mods and the like) for around $6 CDN (output 12volts DC 1200mA)

 

 

 

I cut off the connector and used the dual sided screw type connectors that you can see on the top of the transformer. I added solder to the stripped wire but only enough so that all the strands were coverd and didn't have a big blob on the end to ensure a good connection.