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Date:      Fri, 1 Dec 1995 15:13:26 -0700 (MST)
From:      Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com>
To:        jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD hackers)
Subject:   Re: No Thumbs??? (lack of concensus)
Message-ID:  <199512012213.PAA11086@seagull.rtd.com>
In-Reply-To: <2251.817855120@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Dec 1, 95 01:58:40 pm

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> >    Are these things comfortable in an external enclosure (e.g., two
> > drives in a dual drive enclosure with a single fan)?  Just how "hot"
> > is "hot"?
> 
> Hotter than that! :-) I wouldn't recommend it.  One drive in a box
> maybe.  Two, well, maybe you could put a hot plate on top and cook
> your breakfast in the morning.. :-)

Yikes!  It seems that the drives tend to run 10 to 15W (typical).  My
tape drive is in the same case (single full height 5") and it doesn't
seem to complain or get too hot -- in fact, the case barely gets warm!
Am I missing something here??

Thx,
don



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