> >>>> Get an old refrigerator. Put your Mac inside it and close the door. > >>> > >>>LOL...giving new meaning to the word "Freeze". > >> > >>Well, upon reading this at first I had to laugh as well. But > >>wouldn't it be an extremly feasible and practical solution? I mean, > >>just set the fridge to 10 C, and be done with it. Why not? > > > >Condensation. > > >> A fridge > >>makes less noise than some computer fans (I think -- long time since > >>I consciously listened to my fridge), and sure is a lot cheaper than > >>those ridiculous $1000 solutions... > > > >I think (hope) the original poster was not suggesting that the fridge be > >switched on. I don't think this idea is stupid at all (if you believe a physicist). Of course you can't leave the fridge off since the waste energy of the computer wouldn't dissipate (a fridge is meant to insulate) and the temperaturewill rise to fatal levels. But if you set the fridge to, say, 20C the excess heat will be transfered to the outside without the interior ever fallingbelow dew point, thus avoiding condensation. The normal fridge-thermostat is probably not built to be set to 20C reliably but electronic temp switches are easy to find for a couple of $. Just set the fridge's dial to real cold (means the switch is allways on), stick the sensor inside the fridge andrun the fridge's mains voltage through the electronic switch. Should be pretty easy. Jurgen

>I don't think this idea is stupid at all (if you believe a physicist). >Of course you can't leave the fridge off since the waste energy of >the computer wouldn't dissipate (a fridge is meant to insulate) and >the temperature will rise to fatal levels. But if you set the fridge >to, say, 20C the excess heat will be transfered to the outside >without the interior ever falling below dew point, thus avoiding >condensation. The normal fridge-thermostat is probably not built to >be set to 20C reliably but electronic temp switches are easy to find >for a couple of $. Just set the fridge's dial to real cold (means >the switch is allways on), stick the sensor inside the fridge and >run the fridge's mains voltage through the electronic switch. Should >be pretty easy. Or just let it be as cold in there as you want. Condensation happens when damp air hits something colder than it is. The CPU is never going to be colder than the air inside the fridge so condensation on the CPU is not going to be an issue, ever.