Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A longwinded video all about how I solved an overheating problem with some computer equipment in a cabinet, and ultimately "overcomplicated" it with several levels of thermostatic control. Contains rambling and sarcasm. Interestingly, the computer never overheated. Only the one hard drive enclosure's bridge board ever caused trouble. Still, it's a good idea not to bake the daylights out of computer hardware if you can help it.
Somewhat complete bill of materials (only lists stuff I had to buy):
- PWM Fan Extension Cables: amazon.com/dp/B085MJPFVC
- 5 inch (yes, I know the video says six) hole saw: amazon.com/dp/B0BVMV4WM8
- Corsair RS140 140mm (~5.5 inch) fans: newegg.com/p/N82E16835181448
- Vent Systems 8x8 (10x10 exterior dimensions) vent cover: amazon.com/dp/B0BZPKBD54
- Triad Magnetics 9 VDC power supply: ebay.com/itm/235539904857 (link likely to go bad when listing ends, "more than ten available" at time of video publication.
- Cenmate dual hard drive enclosure, no RAID: amazon.com/dp/B0DD3DPD4M
If you think you heard an Airtag power up noise in the video, you're right. I have one on my keyring. Even though I've tried tightening the battery terminals and making sure they are clean, it eventually starts doing that again. Does anyone else who uses Airtags have that problem, or is it just me? (I don't think it's just me, based on at least some amount of evidence.)
A longwinded video all about how I solved an overheating problem with some computer equipment in a cabinet, and ultimately "overcomplicated" it with several levels of thermostatic control. Contains rambling and sarcasm. Interestingly, the computer never overheated. Only the one hard drive enclosure's bridge board ever caused trouble. Still, it's a good idea not to bake the daylights out of computer hardware if you can help it.
Somewhat complete bill of materials (only lists stuff I had to buy):
- PWM Fan Extension Cables: amazon.com/dp/B085MJPFVC
- 5 inch (yes, I know the video says six) hole saw: amazon.com/dp/B0BVMV4WM8
- Corsair RS140 140mm (~5.5 inch) fans: newegg.com/p/N82E16835181448
- Vent Systems 8x8 (10x10 exterior dimensions) vent cover: amazon.com/dp/B0BZPKBD54
- Triad Magnetics 9 VDC power supply: ebay.com/itm/235539904857 (link likely to go bad when listing ends, "more than ten available" at time of video publication.
- Cenmate dual hard drive enclosure, no RAID: amazon.com/dp/B0DD3DPD4M
If you think you heard an Airtag power up noise in the video, you're right. I have one on my keyring. Even though I've tried tightening the battery terminals and making sure they are clean, it eventually starts doing that again. Does anyone else who uses Airtags have that problem, or is it just me? (I don't think it's just me, based on at least some amount of evidence.)
