(Suit)case Mod

Step 4 Venting.

To vent the power supply, I cut yet another hole and installed it such that the fan blows through the hole. I also relocated the power connection and switch to fit right next to the fan.

This is far from adequate to ventilate the entire case, but does just fine for the power supply so long as the case is on its back and the front is propped open. To run with the case closed, I would need to reverse the direction of the power supply fan then add two more "pusher" fans to the side and some vents on the side with the handle (the "top" of the case when it's closed).

Unfortunately, if I cut vents near the handle or latches, I would also need to do a good bit of structural reinforcement, and since this would be a bit of work and the current setup is happily functional, I haven't got around to doing that just yet.

Comments

[donovin]

this is a sweet mod, i got a case and am going to mod it slowly after some careful designing and diagrams. this is definitely going to be bookmarked to come back to for some inspiration. one thing I'm going to do to mine is add a router running DD-WRT so I can have Wi-Fi just a bout anywhere. It will probably be something like this link http://hacknmod.com/hack/diy-portable-solar-powered-wi-fi-repeater but without a the case