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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 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.