Quote: Originally Posted by
deeznudts 
Thanks for the suggestions I might do a little of both depending on the results I get. It was like 80 degrees outside temperature today. It was the CPU that got that hot 180 range. The puter even froze at one point. It's located in my hatchback inside a covered Styrofoam tray (came with car) under a particle board flap in all black interior. The case was mighty hot to the touch today, so i'll have to do something quick. Summer is right around the corner. Dan I see your in Texas. I'm guessing the weather there is just as hot if not hotter. What temp. readings are you getting with the additional fan. I've been looking at some case fans, and I think I'd like to hook them up to the battery on a switch. I see most case fans are three wires. Did you connect the two wires to the positive and the one to the negative for yours wired to the ignition? Thanks again.
I run 3 busses under the panel in the glove compartment. 1 Buss is Ignition 12 volts, the other is 12V constant, and the third is ground that goes directly to the frame. So the fan uses 12V ignition and pretty much frame ground. Temps run around 120-130 with the door held open by the EVDO device (the antennae folds out and I hang it on the top of the door). Really not much difference to the computer with the door open or closed, but when it's closed, I wouldn't put a snickers in there. lol (There is a BIG difference in the temperature of the compartment). I have 4 other small fans I was going to put on one side of the compartment to blow the heat into the adjoining compartment (subwoofer), but haven't seen a real need yet.
Edit: Be careful following those directions. I am pretty sure that my XM Radio engine noise is caused by that fan and not the engine. I have been kinda busy and haven't verified that (it can be easily unplugged). I'll check tomorrow and report back.