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- From: tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen)
- Subject: Re: 486 CPU KOOLERS FOR SALE
- Organization: Waterloo Engineering Software
- Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 10:54:38 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov06.105438.7224@wes.on.ca>
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- bketcham@stein.u.washington.edu (Benjamin Ketcham) writes:
- > Temperature-induced failures? I don't think so.
-
- A few years ago, I had my AST 386/20 fail due to an overheating CPU; and
- after it had failed once, it failed again and again very easily. Now,
- it failed after running all day in a non-air conditioned environment at
- over 30C (90F) ambient ... I have never seen it happen in a "normal"
- office or home environment.
-
- But, yes, a CPU fan would probably have saved my AST, so you might want
- to consider getting one if you run in extreme heat.
-
- [ \tom haapanen "i don't even know what street canada is on" -- al capone ]
- [ tomh@wes.on.ca "trust the programmer" -- ansi c standard ]
- [ waterloo engineering software "to thine own self be true" -- polonius ]
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