Re: Apple IIGS Cooling

["Geoff Weiss" <geoff.weiss@a2central.com.remove-8p2-this>]

  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 :)

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 :).

Geoff

 > On Apr 9, 10:15 pm, "Geoff Weiss"
 > <geoff.we...@a2central.com.remove-3yj-this> wrote:
 > 
 > > I found that the best way to keep a IIgs cool is to run it with the cover
 > off
 > > (that also means that you can't have a monitor sitting over the computer).
 > I
 > > am not convinced that the System Saver GS (or its equivalents) will make
any
 > > difference.
 > >
 > > Geoff
 > 
 > Geoff's infatuation with naked hardware and blinky lights is well
 > documented. I half expect to see his laptop stripped down at KFest one
 > of these days.
 > 
 > Getting back on topic... I have a Systemsaver GS that has a knob
 > controling a variable speed fan (from an original Systemsaver) that
 > absolutely makes a difference cooling my loaded ROM 03. The original
 > Systemsaver fan has better bearings, making it whisper quiet. You have
 > to crank the fan up all the way to hear noticebly.
 > 
 > 
 > >  > Warmest Regards,
 > >  > Rusty D.
 > 
 > Was this a pun Rusty? Since we're talking about cooling...
 > 
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