Hey! This thing is still a Work in Progress.
Files, instructions, and other stuff might change!
Macbook Pro cooler
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Published on January 15, 2013
Description
My macbook runs on over 100°C sometimes, even with clean fangrills...
This makes the internal fans go into jet engine mode. :(
So heres comes my cooling device...
Flat, with bay for various fansizes, and nearly not visible when made with acryl.
with this cooler i got temps down to 80°- 90°C
for two max. 12.5cm fans.. because of their depth.
should fit the old and the new retina models
This makes the internal fans go into jet engine mode. :(
So heres comes my cooling device...
Flat, with bay for various fansizes, and nearly not visible when made with acryl.
with this cooler i got temps down to 80°- 90°C
for two max. 12.5cm fans.. because of their depth.
should fit the old and the new retina models
Instructions
Lasercut plywood or acryl in desired strenth
stack them with threaded rods or glue them together and clamp the fans inbetween
runs silent and slow by using a old phonecharger 9volts unit instead of 12v.
fans are hooked up in serial.
stack them with threaded rods or glue them together and clamp the fans inbetween
runs silent and slow by using a old phonecharger 9volts unit instead of 12v.
fans are hooked up in serial.
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BenRockhold
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January 15, 2013
said:
if the goal is mainly to keep the temp down, then an additional or alternative method you might want to use is to set the fans RPM directly, using a tool like "SMC Fan Control" or "iStat Pro," both of which work by creating user-defined minimum RPMs.
This, in turn, dramatically drops the temperature of the computer. The effect can be togged, so you don't need to always spin them up to jet engine mode.
License
Macbook Pro cooler by yzorg is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
this, is awesome. got a stl? mine dose the same thing. and i do admit though i have a load of crap inside because the keyboard is a intake :/
you can extrude the vectorfile if you want..
any 3d software should be able to do this.
i didnt save the parts in the picture