wiizy wrote:
> I was wondering if this is possible because i found this external hard
> drive thats good but i want to add on a fan because from what i found
> this enclosure can produce some heat.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> the external hard drive enclosure is called:
>
> Galaxy METAL GEAR Box II 3506UEP-Black 3.5" Black USB 2.0 & 1394a
> External Enclosure
>
> Front/Left side
> [image:
> http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggIma...16-005-02.jpg]
>
> Back
> [image:
> http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggIma...16-005-03.jpg]
>
> Insides
> [image:
> http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggIma...16-005-04.jpg]
>
I wouldn't bother adding a fan because the encosure seems to have
plenty of vent holes, and vertically mounted HDs run cooler than
horizontal ones, about 2-3C less body temperature and as much as
10-20C cooler for their hottest chips (if the chips face outward,
which they don't with WD drives). OTOH I'd worry about that
particular enclosure tipping over, so I'd definitely want to fashion a
much wider base for it, preferrably out of something heavy, like
uranium 238.
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