Guys, I had to share this with the "family". I was having some overheating issues with my CS 8000 HD, given the location of the unit, not much space all around. To make things worse, the STB is sitting on top of other heat-producing equipment. As a result, the box turned off on my a few times, as it would be extremely hot to the touch.
Well, I decided to install a 12v fan from an old PC behind it. I am fortunate to have a closet behind the built-in entertainment center [which I was already using as "the cable room" (see all the cables on the pics), since the original owners had an indent there so that their TV would fit in the entertainment center].
Anyway, I got an old AC/DC 12v output converter and wired it to the fan. Plugged it in to the back of the AV receiver (fan now comes on when I turn on that receiver, which I need to watch TV) and placed the fan right behind the CS, blowing air into the closet. Had to cut a little bit more of cabinet behind the units, hoping wife won't find out about until a few weeks from now, lol.
The whole time I'm working on this, and then later putting away all the tools and cleaning the inside of the cabinet (fan already in place blowing hot hair onto my face inside the closet), I'm listening to some radio station out of Galaxy 3C 95W. When I finish, I touch the top of the CS, and... lo and behold, it's ALMOST COLD!!!! I mean, the difference was so stunning that I thought: "Maybe it's because I was listening to sat. radio, and not TV, and so the unit doesn't get as hot". So, I turned on to a TV station and waited. Still cold. 30 minutes later, still cold. "Can't be - I thought - maybe I made some change I am unaware of and the CS is no longer over-heating". So I unplugged the fan to see what would happen, and in 5 minutes, the temperature had already risen tremendously! Turned it back on, and a few minutes later I could tell the difference just by touching the top of the Coolsat. Unbelievable...
Moral of the story - don't underestimate the power of a cooling fan!
Well, I decided to install a 12v fan from an old PC behind it. I am fortunate to have a closet behind the built-in entertainment center [which I was already using as "the cable room" (see all the cables on the pics), since the original owners had an indent there so that their TV would fit in the entertainment center].
Anyway, I got an old AC/DC 12v output converter and wired it to the fan. Plugged it in to the back of the AV receiver (fan now comes on when I turn on that receiver, which I need to watch TV) and placed the fan right behind the CS, blowing air into the closet. Had to cut a little bit more of cabinet behind the units, hoping wife won't find out about until a few weeks from now, lol.
The whole time I'm working on this, and then later putting away all the tools and cleaning the inside of the cabinet (fan already in place blowing hot hair onto my face inside the closet), I'm listening to some radio station out of Galaxy 3C 95W. When I finish, I touch the top of the CS, and... lo and behold, it's ALMOST COLD!!!! I mean, the difference was so stunning that I thought: "Maybe it's because I was listening to sat. radio, and not TV, and so the unit doesn't get as hot". So, I turned on to a TV station and waited. Still cold. 30 minutes later, still cold. "Can't be - I thought - maybe I made some change I am unaware of and the CS is no longer over-heating". So I unplugged the fan to see what would happen, and in 5 minutes, the temperature had already risen tremendously! Turned it back on, and a few minutes later I could tell the difference just by touching the top of the Coolsat. Unbelievable...
Moral of the story - don't underestimate the power of a cooling fan!
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