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AP3600 mount controller cooling fan
A computer's CPU cooling fan added to the GTOCP3 controller box of the AP3600 El Capitan mount to inhibit overheating.
As long as the ambient air temperature is cooler than the controller box's operating temperature, this simple fan and radiator fins will keep the controller's electronics several degrees cooler.
Initial tests were good, preventing the controller from reaching 100F.
A simple bent-wire clamp holds the fan to the box, with thermal grease providing a convective bond with the flat surface of the controller.
Closeup of heat exchanger is here:
www.flickr.com/photos/chipdatajeffb/5821662284/in/photost...
AP3600 mount controller cooling fan
A computer's CPU cooling fan added to the GTOCP3 controller box of the AP3600 El Capitan mount to inhibit overheating.
As long as the ambient air temperature is cooler than the controller box's operating temperature, this simple fan and radiator fins will keep the controller's electronics several degrees cooler.
Initial tests were good, preventing the controller from reaching 100F.
A simple bent-wire clamp holds the fan to the box, with thermal grease providing a convective bond with the flat surface of the controller.
Closeup of heat exchanger is here:
www.flickr.com/photos/chipdatajeffb/5821662284/in/photost...