[rescue] SS2 Debian install

Steve Sandau rescue at sunhelp.org
Fri Oct 12 10:33:00 CDT 2001


Isn't that how a SPARC's (5/10/20 anyway) airflow goes? Fans in the
power supply pull air in from outside on the right and push it over the
motherboard and out the left side...

Scott Newell wrote:
> 
> >Excellent point.  The old Sparcs I get are filthy inside from serving as
> >someone's room air filters for years of 24/7 usage.
> 
> This is something that's bugged me for some time.  Is there a compelling
> reason not to make the case run positive pressure?
> 
> If you had the power supply fan flow _pushing_ air into the box, you could
> place a filter on the intake and cut down on a lot of the dust.  Instead of
> sucking dust in through every case hole, joint, connector, and drive bay,
> you'd be pushing (fairly) clean air out.
> 
> Of course, this arrangement would also heat the incoming air as it flows
> through the power supply.
> 
> newell
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