* John Hunt (johnrhunt@???) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As some of you may know, I recently emigrated to Australia (near
> Gosford in NSW). Today it was about 33 degrees C outside, and probably
> even hotter in my stuffy little home office.
>
> I can handle the heat fine if I drink and sweat enough (sort of).
> However, I don't know how much heat my laptop can handle. It's still
> spring here, and I just checked my CPU temp, it was 64 Deg C.
>
> Anyway, my questions are:
> 1. On my IBM R50e thinkpad, at what CPU and hard disk temperatures
> should I start to consider turning my laptop off or moving it
> somewhere cooler?
> 2. Any suggestions of how I can keep my laptop cooler regardless of
> the surrounding temperature?
> 3. Would buying a big fan for the room make much difference or just
> blow papers all over the place?
The obvious suggestion would be Air Conditioning. A big fan will
only stir the air. That said, I once worked at a place where we had
a fan with a device on the front that consisted of a type of mesh
that would have water dribbling down it. As the air passed through
the wet mesh, the water would evaporate, and would reduce the air
temperature by about five degrees. I would guess that this sort of
system would work best if the humidity is low. Also, you don't want
that too close to your computers because a little bit of water would
spit out the front of it.
It may be possible to rig something like this using a standard fan.
> 4. A bit [OT], but can I stay in HantsLUG even though I'm all the way over here?
Only if we all have an open invitation to a Barby if any of us
happen to find ourselves Down Under :-)
--
Philip Stubbs
http://www.stuphi.co.uk
