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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 10 months ago by CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

They are all on the bottom, the rubber feet/stripping on mine started coming off, found it by mistake. One has a sticker, but those don't really hold up to void warranties anyways. Plus, I'm just gonna super glue the rubber feet back on after, hahah. I just tucked the screws and the chassis in the back of a closet for now. No tabs or anything to break when uninstalling it, either!

Edit: yeah, all in one! Mine is one of those modem / wifi combos. I set it to bridge mode so I could use my own router, and the thing still overheated even though it was just acting as a modem, smh. Annoying how bad it is. Luckily, shucking it will clear up 9/10 problems. Put some tape over the LED if you sleep in the same room as it, it's very bright when exposed.

[–] CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So I finally shucked mine and found a 40mm fan in the bottom that wasn't running. In fact, I don't think it ever has run since I never feel any air flow or hear anything. Did your XB8 have a fan?

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, mine has one and it runs, but infrequently and at such a slow RPM it does very little. Shucking it was the only thing that seemed to help!

They should have gone with one of these thicker 30mm (thick) fans. They move a lot more air than even a standard PC fan, but do it quietly.

https://www.phanteks.com/PH-F120T30.html

Though one has to wonder why it needs cooling at all. I've never had an actively cooled network device before, and most of my equipment hasn't even gotten more than marginally warm due to excellent venting.

[–] CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh yeah that would be a great alternative! It's funny, I've been wondering the same. It's in bridge mode, has a MASSIVE heatsink and a fan but is still super hot. Does modems really get that hot? I'd be curious to inspect what kind of traffic is coming out of the modem because my pihole isn't catching anything from my router-onwards.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 9 months ago

Not sure! Does seem...oddly inefficient, though.