Re: Apple IIGS Cooling

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Geoff Weiss wrote:
>   To: a2fan
>
> It was more along the line that since I run the IIgs with the cover off, I can
> rely on the diagnostic lights to tell me what is going inside the GS.  You can
> tell how well the ZipGS is caching.  And it turned out to be very useful to
> troubleshoot network problems by watching the lights on the LanceGS.  The
> hardware developers didn't stick lights on these cards just so the dust bugs
> had something to read by inside the GS :)
>
> And for my next trick, I'll write a program to make lights blink to the tune of
>  'Wizards of Winter' by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra :)

I often glance at the lights on my 1MB card to see the bank activity.

> Having the cover off to improve air flow can be applied to other computers as
> well.  I find that some mini Tower PCs run better with their covers off too (to
> avoid heat-related crashes).  Maybe I just have bad luck getting PCs with fans
> that suck (or rather the fans don't suck which cause the heat build-up :).

I usually run my //e with the top off, since I often want access.

And I have run several PCs with sides off for lower operating
temperatures.

There are a (very) few devices that actually depend on the case
being closed to obtain proper air ducting, but they are usually
obvious when you look inside.

-michael

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