[time-nuts] Thunderbolt mounting

Chris Albertson albertson.chris at gmail.com
Wed Jul 11 15:32:36 UTC 2012


On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Peter Gottlieb <nerd at verizon.net> wrote:

> I would like to put my Thunderbolt into a chassis with power supply and
> would like to have the most favorable thermal environment since the unit is
> somewhat temperature dependent.
>
> I was thinking of mounting the unit in insulating material, but am worried
> it will get too hot to the point the temp control loop won't work properly.
> Has anyone experimented with this and found the best solution?  I would
> like to remove the strong dependence on room temperature that I have
> currently.
>

A simple cardboard box with some vents is enough to keep the temp daily
stable.   The next step I did is to make a fan controller.  Use a
temperature sensor to turn a fan off and on.   The active fan controller
really does work.

Chris Albertson
Redondo Beach, California



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