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Andrew Diamond

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Since: May 30, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 5:15 am
Post subject: opinions on coolmax fanless power supply?
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In particular if you have one.
Thanks,
Andy

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larrymoencurly

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:40 am
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"Andrew Diamond" <a.TakeThisOut@b.c> wrote in message news:<%sbuc.1608$Ha2.416@twister.socal.rr.com>...

 > In particular if you have one.

I don't have one, and I haven't seen one in person, but ExtremeReviews
has this table of specs:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.extremereviews.net/php/view.php?file=coolmax_fanless_spec_lrg" target="_blank">www.extremereviews.net/php/view.php?file=coolmax_fanless_spec_lrg</a>
(can also be seen at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.coolmaxusa.com" target="_blank">www.coolmaxusa.com</a>)

It says that these PSUs reach 75-89C in 25C ambient air, meaning
they'll probably be 10C hotter in actual use at full load (but almost
nobody applies full load, only 200-250W at most). The transistors and
diodes supposedly can run that hot without problems, but what about
any nearby electrolytic capacitors or wire insulation? I can't
imagine this PSU having bigger heatsinks than a PC Power & Cooling or
Tagen, so shouldn't it run hotter, despite all the vents in its case,
especially because its rated efficiency is just 60%? OTOH this
Coolmax may be the only fanless ATX PSU without exposed heatsinks,
which may be why it's the only one that's UL approved.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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