Fitting fan to Dreambox 500S

[kopkidda]

Has anybody tried/done this?Have a pc fan with AC/DC adapter ready, whats the best way of putting this on/near Dreambox to get it too cool down.

[opsmonkey]

have you got the vents blocked..?? or is it on top of another machine..? it shouldn't get that hot.. that was a problem with early clones (2 years ago)

its generally easier to place it on a laptop cooler and power it off something with a usb port like a DVD player etc

[kopkidda]

No mate, just heard that they can get very warm and sky card can burn out, so dont want that happening. I have an AC/DC adaptor and a fan from a pc, so would like to wire that and use that if/when the dreambox heats up.

[mtv1]

http://cgi.ebay.ie/USB-COOLING-FAN-D...-/110620249278 you don't really need one just mahe sure well vented , i have never used one ok so far

[starlite7]

My sat gear is in a unit so I fiited a 3" computer fan in the back with a 3" outlet, using a small 12v power adapter which keeps all my gear cool

Try it, it works

Starlite7

[kopkidda]

My sat gear is in a unit so I fiited a 3" computer fan in the back with a 3" outlet, using a small 12v power adapter which keeps all my gear cool

Try it, it works

Starlite7

Ye thats what I want to do, have you got that fan connected onto Dreambox500S directly or just at the back of the unit?