Re: No Doubt About It: System Savers are very effective for the GS.

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <u6-dnTfunOH3ip_anZ2dnUVZ_vShnZ2d@comcast.com>,
Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
>Bryan Parkoff wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> 
>>>On a completely different (but hot) piece of equipment, I have used
>>>a thin "laptop cooler" dual fan (about 5/16" thick!) on top of the
>>>equipment to exhaust hot air from the top of the case.  Even though
>>>the fans are very slow (and quiet) and don't move much air volume,
>>>removing the hot air from the top of the case dropped the temperature
>>>of the electronics by 20 degrees F!
>> 
>> 
>>     I wonder why System Saver does not give enough cool to PC Transporter 
>> card.  All the parts on the PC Transporter card are okay except math 
>> coprocessor chip.  The math coprocessor chip gets very hot like 120 degree 
>> temperature.  The PC Transporter card can survive about 10 minutes before it 
>> locked up.
>
>I haven't used an x87 coprocessor, but I've noticed that two
>other FP coprocessor chips tend to run very warm compared to
>other processors.

The 8088 was packaged in plastic, while the 8087 was packaged in ceramics
with a yellow metal lid.....

>-michael
>
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