are you serious?
my n56u heats up pretty hot too, wondering if i should do the same.
will the dust etc be caught in the routers?
there's gonna be dust overtime for sure.
but look at how small the surface area is
Once a month, for 3 seconds with the vacuum
My numbers are "Load" temperatures.
I maxed it out with 20,000 connections via torrents @ 100Mbit on the wifi
You can use the USB port on the router to power the fan if you like as well. but, I didn't have any resistors of the right value.
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Vacuums should not be used on electronics in case of static. Compressed air works better and more safely.
You should be able to hook up the fan directly to the USB port (5V) without any issues or resistors. Computer fans can are usually powered with 12V (PSU).
Okay, now I'm curious... My router doesn't seem to run that hot to touch, but it's definitely very warm, and if you think giving it a good clean and perhaps keep open would help, I'm down with doing those things.
It's a Belkin Wireless G and it has some ventilation holes on one side and stands on its side to provide better air movement along the sides.
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Or is this more beneficial for older and larger routers?
Every electronic equipment that "heats up" benefits from active fan-cooling.
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as far as cleaning goes, you wouldn't need to clean, because there was no way it could've gotten dirty, since it's convection cooled with no dust blowing at it.
Okay, now I'm curious... My router doesn't seem to run that hot to touch, but it's definitely very warm, and if you think giving it a good clean and perhaps keep open would help, I'm down with doing those things.
It's a Belkin Wireless G and it has some ventilation holes on one side and stands on its side to provide better air movement along the sides.
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Or is this more beneficial for older and larger routers?
Every electronic equipment that "heats up" benefits from active fan-cooling.
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as far as cleaning goes, you wouldn't need to clean, because there was no way it could've gotten dirty, since it's convection cooled with no dust blowing at it.
I'd like to see some actual data on this. My router runs 24-7 and with wireless access as well, and it's never restarted or done anything odd. I'm pretty sure it runs quite warm, and I don't think running it at 5C above ambient temperature would make me notice any difference. If it ran at like 70-80C and I'd see it restart or make me lose connection, I'd understand. But you can't just say that every router would benefit from this "just because in theory". Some things are worth doing to be thorough and some are not really.
And yes, people overclock their processors and can run 24-7 at 70-80C on Ivy Bridge processors with zero noticeable errors (there exist many vigorous tests for stability). That's just an example where something running "hot" vs. not hot at all (like at 45C) is not going to affect stability but will perhaps affect long-term durability (though most will upgrade before they will notice any negative effects).
The stability you're talking about is a relative figure based on acceptable tolerance.
That doesn't mean the device is not doing better given LOWER temperatures.
For example, we see mission critical setups in the labs being "under-clocked", why? because they need very high precision and better stability..
No, it all depends on whether a product operates within specified tolerances. Active cooling will lower the temperature, but if that product (processor, VRMs, RAM, storage, etc.) is already operating within the allowed temperature range for proper operation--cooling is adequate. You seem like a person I've seen who installed a full custom cooling loop onto his i3 in a large case for his HTPC project...
I have no doubt some routers actually overheat, but you can't generalize that every router / component needs fans plastered all over it.