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A4000 modified power supply
A4000 modified power supply
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Description: Here is a picture showing the backplate of my modified A4000 powersupply. This backplate allows plenty of airflow in contrast to the original backplate.
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Posted by: patrik at January 07, 2004, 11:51:52 PM

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weirdami
Posts:3776
July 27, 2008, 02:27:38 AM
We can't necessarily assume that Commodore had designed the backplate for special airflow characteristics.
patrik
Posts:1287
March 11, 2007, 08:15:43 PM
The fan blows over the whole circuit-board with the critical components at short range. The backplate has a small influence on the direction of such forced airflow.

Also, I assure you that all components have more air moving around them now as the fan can use all the power it draws to move air instead of wasting a large portion of the power it draws merely on creating a high airpressure inside the psu.


/Patrik
koaftder
Posts:2116
January 09, 2007, 05:46:55 PM
This is not a good idea. Allowing free airflow throughout the entire backplane may cause areas that need more airflow to get less as other areas that don't get warm get flow. Your modification may actually reduce the lifespan of your powersupply.
Dr_Righteous
Posts:1345
December 24, 2005, 04:39:04 AM
Hmm, very nice... Think I'll have to do something like that to my A4000! I like it!
orange
Posts:2794
June 24, 2005, 10:07:08 PM
more air=more dust
 :-P
adonay
Posts:1144
April 27, 2005, 08:24:29 PM
this one off these one off a kind things cool :-D


adonay :-D
HopperJF
Posts:1531
May 28, 2004, 08:27:33 AM
could have a double use as a cheese grater
patrik
Posts:1287
March 03, 2004, 04:53:21 PM
@sir_inferno:

Yeah, thats a good description of the temperature inside the case nowadays :).


/Patrik
sir_inferno
Posts:1037
February 22, 2004, 02:13:59 PM
heh heh kool
patrik
Posts:1287
January 08, 2004, 03:57:32 PM
No, it was not overheating, but I wanted to prolong the life of my A4000 and the expansions added to it. A bonus resulting from this modification is that the noise-level is less as the air can pass relatively unhindered now.

I have also modified the fan intake hole on the opposite side of the powersupply. Now it is a quadratic hole except for the corners as it should be for optimal air-intake.

One big reason too for me doing this is that I like to do small metal works ;).


/Patrik
blakespot
Posts:872
January 08, 2004, 03:14:51 PM
So...was your A4000's power supply overheating?


blakespot
that_punk_guy
Posts:4526
January 08, 2004, 02:18:32 AM
W00ts-a-plenty!

I just wanted to be the first person ever to say anything that ridiculous.
mikey2001
Posts:377
January 07, 2004, 11:53:15 PM
Wow, looks cool! A sort of metal, Amiga swiss cheese type thing! ;-)  :-D


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