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by justblair
Sun May 11, 2008 2:25 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: My circuit for using 3 pin fans on 4 pin PWM mobo headers
Replies: 6
Views: 4546

77 rpm? Wow that low but it barely moves air that speed. But I am still impressed. Yes it is very low. I am playing around with speedfan this morning. With a single fan in my Antec fusion case/mini Ninja combo, 77 rpm is reliable, and will keep the system cool enough at idle. It ramps up though pre...
by justblair
Sat May 10, 2008 3:14 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: My circuit for using 3 pin fans on 4 pin PWM mobo headers
Replies: 6
Views: 4546

I wonder if the voltage regulator is a bit overkill for generating a 3-5V pull-up. How about a using a zener diode instead perhaps? I understand you only put this together from things you had handy, I am not critisizing your build. Also the only information I have about how the PWM signal works is ...
by justblair
Sat May 10, 2008 10:35 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: My circuit for using 3 pin fans on 4 pin PWM mobo headers
Replies: 6
Views: 4546

Argh... You are absolutley right there is a severe mistake in the schematic. I will fix this before someone gets led astray... I have just come back from getting toothache fixed. I must have been really muddled with the pain... ***That should be the schematic fixed no.. Sorry for anyconfusion caused...
by justblair
Sat May 10, 2008 7:19 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: My circuit for using 3 pin fans on 4 pin PWM mobo headers
Replies: 6
Views: 4546

My circuit for using 3 pin fans on 4 pin PWM mobo headers

Been an age since I last posted here. Apologies if I am teaching my Granny to suck eggs here, but I searched not just here but all over and couldn't find a circuit published anywhere that does this. The only similar circuit I could find anywhere was just blatantly wrong. http://i65.photobucket.com/a...
by justblair
Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:03 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Wealth Distribution of US
Replies: 152
Views: 109620

Justblair@ Homosexuality is a behaviour that appears to occur naturally. Studies have repeatedly shown that other animals also have homosexuals within their communities. Animals also have many behaviours and characteristics that differ from humans (ie spiders/praying mantis eating mates). Picking a...
by justblair
Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:34 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Wealth Distribution of US
Replies: 152
Views: 109620

I reject the notion that nature intends anything. Stuff happens accidentally all the time. The probability that any one thing will occur is 1 divided by the number of probable events, given that the number of probable events is infinite, that gives us one divided by infinity, which when considered ...
by justblair
Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:27 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Wealth Distribution of US
Replies: 152
Views: 109620

I reject the notion that nature intends anything. Stuff happens accidentally all the time. Homosexuality occurs in animals as well as humans, it is not an abhoration of nature, but a quirk of nature. IMO I take your point though that natural=good is a contentious suposition. The other counter to tha...
by justblair
Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:29 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Wealth Distribution of US
Replies: 152
Views: 109620

Unless humanity is altered, perhaps so that reproduction is not enjoyable but something similar without the consequences takes its place, we must exist as we are. Is that not a description of gay sex? I am being a bit controversial I am sure, but as a heterosexual aethiest, I am still a bit unsure ...
by justblair
Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:10 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My Silent Playstation 2-HTPC Hybrid WIP UPdate 17/10
Replies: 37
Views: 38084

When dealing with car windows they use a special tool to drive air bubbles from under the tint - it looks like a rubber spattle. There's no way the bubbles can dissolve or come out by themselves. The stuff I used suggested that a few bubbles would not be an issue. The bubbles started off life with ...
by justblair
Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:01 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My Silent Playstation 2-HTPC Hybrid WIP UPdate 17/10
Replies: 37
Views: 38084

How long overdue is this update then??? I have not been lazy though I have made some progress.. First of all the bad news. The window tint did not take on the perspex. I dont know why, but I got too many bubbles in between the tint and the glex. This was frustrating to say the least. So I was left w...
by justblair
Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:13 am
Forum: User Reviews
Topic: The enclosure Roundup :)
Replies: 33
Views: 68444

what size are the gel packs you used and how many did it take for the enclosure? I'll edit the post with the exact dimesions of the gel packs when I get home, in the meanwhile I'll estimate them to be 170mm x 115mm x 10mm They were a no-name brand, so little chance that I can find a link for you. d...
by justblair
Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:34 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: to build or to buy?
Replies: 9
Views: 5108

Cool... From what I have read you will no doubt be happy with your purchase.. In the sort of system you are running, the (albiet) low amount of fan noise that you have will no doubt mask any small differences there are between the two options anyhow. I am taking an educated guess that the difference...
by justblair
Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:08 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: to build or to buy?
Replies: 9
Views: 5108

I posted in the other thread you started on this topic the prices that I paid... I cant believe that the gel packs are so much, where have you been pricing them? I got mine out a discount supermarket for a fraction of that price. I live in rip off Britain, prices for goods are normally higher here. ...
by justblair
Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:01 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: new drive or enclosure?
Replies: 9
Views: 5167

I spent.... £17.80 for the Hammond enclosure, and a couple of pounds for the gel packs. So the whole thing cost me less than £20, a few pence more if you add in the elastic that I used to suspend it. Thats quite a bit cheaper than I see hd enclosures going for in the UK at the moment. To top that,...
by justblair
Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:58 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: new drive or enclosure?
Replies: 9
Views: 5167

I notice Alleycat is being a little modest here and not mentioning the Alleycat homebrew enclosure... This would be my first port of call.. Its very quiet, cheaper than the comercial offerings and by many accounts more effective at reducing noise. I was inspired to try it and it changed my life.... ...
by justblair
Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:53 pm
Forum: User Reviews
Topic: The enclosure Roundup :)
Replies: 33
Views: 68444

I see that someone already pointed you to the alletcat post. The manufacturer part number that I used was 1590DFLBK. I got mine from farnell in one (UK) for about £15. Hammond box The coolpacks I used were the medical type from our local LIDL (cheap and chearful european discount supermarket) They ...
by justblair
Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:44 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Undervolting molex fans
Replies: 4
Views: 3627

It should be fine. The fans draw so litttle amps that the power supply should operate no problem. If it doesn't? I am a very clumsy "dabbler" when it comes to electronics.. my ambition far outweighs my skill! In my experiance though when I have pushed a power supply beyond its limits even the cheape...
by justblair
Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:15 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Ionic Breeze PC Cooling rig
Replies: 84
Views: 103246

I read this review more thoroughly than before. I think it is an interesting concept. Clearly the cfm figure is out of the ball park. The rest of the figures though dont seem quite as unrealistic. Basicly looking at the table, the author is reporting a 7c drop using the ioniser. This is compared to ...
by justblair
Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:35 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My Silent Playstation 2-HTPC Hybrid WIP UPdate 17/10
Replies: 37
Views: 38084

Well this update has been a while coming.... So what have I been up to? Well. I built a mount for the psone screen. This I made out of alu L brackets. Finally got to use my drill press in anger... What a usefull tool it is. Basicly I made a rectangular box. Then using four bolts through the screens ...
by justblair
Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:21 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My Silent Playstation 2-HTPC Hybrid WIP UPdate 17/10
Replies: 37
Views: 38084

Thankyou.... I have been working at this, making a front panel and mounting brackets for the psone screen. But I have been hitting problems of all sorts with the screen. The cables that attach the psone screen to the molex that attaches to the pcb are very fine. They keep breaking when I manipulate ...
by justblair
Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:00 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Monitoring Temperature Inside Tower
Replies: 4
Views: 3605

What do you want your case temps to be monitored so that you can auto control fan speeds, or are you just wanting a readout of the temp. If its the former and your ambitious you can make a temp sensor for your case that can be read by temperature monitoring software such as speedfan. There is a good...
by justblair
Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:42 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: 0dBA Project rev.2
Replies: 50
Views: 72761

ROFL You are quite mad... In a nice way of course! You can say that you have suffered for your art. I dislike being zapped. I took a 240v jolt straight off the mains supply a while back and it hurt like hell. The following day was the worst, my arm just ached and ached. There is nothing quite like t...
by justblair
Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:25 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Thermal pad for hard drive?
Replies: 9
Views: 6244

I dont use them just the way bluefront used them, but I do use them without condensation issues in a homebrew enclosure. As do a lot of others. Noone else seems to be complaining on the homebrew enclosure thread about condensation, so either some thing different about Bluefronts method of using them...
by justblair
Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:17 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: 0dBA Project rev.2
Replies: 50
Views: 72761

BTW, 300v don't kill, I tried Laughing.
Insane, who did you try it on? :wink:

Seriouly though extreme (ly) well done case!

Your kitchen makes my workshop look tidy! Take it the pizza shop will be disapointed that your finished?
by justblair
Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:20 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: 0dBA Project rev.2
Replies: 50
Views: 72761

That is an awsome bit of work endo.

Just one thing... That heatsink in the shroud at the back is live?

I would be thinking about a more complete shroud than that... I guess you dont have pets?
by justblair
Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:54 pm
Forum: User Reviews
Topic: The enclosure Roundup :)
Replies: 33
Views: 68444

You mentioned the homebrew being a tight fit in a 5 1/4 bay. I used a flanged 187X119X56mm hammond box, this would give that extra bit of space. Mine isn't in a drive bay right enough. http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/justblair/IMG_0837.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/justblair/IMG_...
by justblair
Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:12 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: AM2 X2 based HTPC for Standard Definition material ?
Replies: 18
Views: 9709

It seems a bit high specced for standard resoltuions. I run MCE on a 2100xp underclocked and undervolted to 1166mhz. This is pretty much as fast as I need. Though I am going to swap in an underclocked 3000xp eventually, thats cause the samurize status display that I am running through a psone screen...
by justblair
Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:14 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HDD Elastic Suspension... Show your pics!
Replies: 447
Views: 1180286

My HD is suspended from a set of rails in my custom pc. Used a flanged hammond box in a variation of Alleycats homebrew enclosure. Absolute silence all the way up to 20cm from the box, and thats without any case back, front or top. The elastic is just flat sowing elastic about 2cm wide. http://i65.p...
by justblair
Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:24 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Additional temperature sensors for MBM and Speedfan
Replies: 30
Views: 29322

Sorry my bad... AFAIK and I am no expert, the IC2 first appeared on Intel boards. Not that it matters if I'm wrong.
by justblair
Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:16 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Additional temperature sensors for MBM and Speedfan
Replies: 30
Views: 29322

In my case my mobo has a 4 pin riser that connects directly to the SMB (system management bus) bus. It wasn't labelled, but the manual for the mobo identified it. It was in a standard .1' 5 pin header, with one pin removed. I used a molex 1' 5 crimp pin enclosure, leaving one of the holes cableless....