Hardware Talk :: Fanless, Ventless case



Quote (clivesay @ April 29 2006,10:30)
Idea already taken. I was in a Fry's and saw 'NASCAR' PC's. :)

Now that is doomed to fail-  if they aren't available at Wall Mart, how will rednecks ever know they exist?  :)

I have been looking at the VoomPC cases. I sent a big long email requesting help picking a unit, and suggesting the VoomPC.  Here is the email I go back from them.

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VoomPC is not a sealed unit, will not work for you....
Salt is very nasty when it comes to corrosion.

Sorry,
Andrei


A subsequent request for more information got this answer:

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Nope, sorry... The M-200 has a lot of holes...

-Andrei


A third request for pictures of the holes (which don't show in any of their posted pictures) was ignored, as was a fourth request to a different address.

So since they don't need the business, I'll have to look elsewhere.
Why don't you make your own case, like I did? ( http://www.louddata.com/minihog.html )There is a metal lunchbox sold at Walmart that is 7"x9". It's that exact size to fit a mini-itx board with space for cables and a small hard drive. You can seal it with silicone or other marine sealant, and put O-rings around removeable parts. If you use an internal 12V ATX powersupply, then you don't need to put vent holes in the lunchbox for the fan. You can put a larger heat sink on the CPU and even connect it to the inside of the lunchbox to dissipate heat.
doobit -

Didn't you put that up for sale? I'm curious if you were able to sell it to a Harley enthusiast.
Quote (clivesay @ May 01 2006,12:02)
doobit -

Didn't you put that up for sale? I'm curious if you were able to sell it to a Harley enthusiast.

I did have it up for sale, and then changed my mind at the last minute. There were quite a few interested people, but it seemed like a some of them didn't understand the concept behind the computer. They were asking me if I would sell just the parts, or if they could run Windows on it. I suspect my photos are not the best, so maybe I'll to put together some better pix and try again in the future.
Making my own case is a good idea, but I intend to turn this in to a product I sell, and will need (hopefully) 100's of them.

Long term it probably still the best plan, but for now I'd rather concentrate on the software and custom boards I have to build, and not waste time building my own case and heat-pipe.

Thanks for the suggestions-
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