[LUNI] Be Very Very Quiet

[RCRamsdell at gldd.com]

A former co-worker used the simple expedient of stuffing the box with
tissue, then disconnecting the fan.  IT found out when he complained
that he could smell something burning.  Thank goodness his sense of
smell was better than his common sense.

Robert 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: luni-bounces at luni.org [mailto:luni-bounces at luni.org] On 
> Behalf Of sean-lynch at sean-lynch.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:52 PM
> To: luni at luni.org
> Subject: Re: [LUNI] Be Very Very Quiet
> 
> On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:37:00 -0600
>   Scott Lockwood <scott at cashnetusa.com> wrote:
> > 
> > #1: Invest in good fans. Not to go overboard on expense, but get  
> >something better than what you're going to find off the 
> shelf at best  
> >buy. You can get fans that are a lot quieter.
> > 
> > #2: Ditto for the power supply. Spend the extra on one that's quiet.
> > 
> > #3: Ditch the fans entirely, and go to an active water 
> cooled system.
> > 
> > #4: Fiberglass.
> > 
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> Adding on to suggestion #1...
> Look for a box that support 120mm fans.
> The larger fans will move the same amount of air while 
> spinning at a lower speed as a 80mm fan spinning at a higher 
> speed would. and try to avoid ribbon cables inside the box. 
> The round cables are a little more expensive, but don't block 
> airflow in the box.
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