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Surely, one of you fine folks has a better solution to attach a spare fan to an ISP gateway without damaging it? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey! You have the same shitty AIO that Comcast sent me! It overheated and tries to melt itself down all the time. Luckily it gets so hot that the adhesive melted and the screws were easily visible. I just took the chassis off and it mostly doesn't overheat anymore.

Crazy, the thing is basically hollow and was right next to the window and would still overheat. The bottom doesn't allow for any air intake so it sufffocates. Also it's 80% plastic because they couldn't be assed to add aluminum heatsinks.

[–] doc@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was engineered for passive cooling, even if just barely. I don't think you need something as elaborate as a case fan when the whole thing is perforated like that. A single USB fan blowing on the case from 6 inches away is sufficient to keep my formerly toasty modem barely warm to the touch.

[–] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

They're also engineered with the assumption that there is nothing within a 6 in radius and it is kept in a 70F room. Those are assumptions that often aren't true and lead to them overheating all the dang time.