So has anyone actually come up with a hard drive heating solution? - Page 2

billmee · 12-15-2005, 05:13 PM

I've used the DS1620 (mentioned early in the post )to monitor cooling water on some sensitive equipment.

It is perfect for controlling a simple resistive heating module. You can program them to operate as thermostats and run them independantly,you don't need a pic controller. It can be programmed from a serial port or multiple devices can be monitored via a parallel port.

Wiredwrx · 12-15-2005, 05:14 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by machineshop

good luck in getting email responses. I very seldom get replies on emails but if it is about a product, no reply no sale is my motto.

I agree, but it looks like those products are available in other places as well. We'll see what happens.

Michael

Jcarere · 12-15-2005, 06:28 PM

I dont know if this was mentioned before but why cant you just buy a single seat warming pad. They are designed to heat to around 100-120° F in around 60 seconds. All you would need to do is turn them on for a min and your drive would have enough heat to start to work. And they only cost about 40 bucks for a basic one. Such as this http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/caborvbase12.html
They make them much smaller but they cost a bit more due to them be oem in high end cars. Just a thought.

Bugbyte · 12-15-2005, 11:53 PM

I was thinking electric blanket or something like that. With a second battery you've got a few options.

I can vouch for the hvac solution. My rig hangs into the main heat vent and even though it is protected by a plexiglas enclosure, the fan come on on the winter after about 20 minutes. The system runs much cooler in the summer.

kamikaze2112 · 12-16-2005, 12:23 AM

i'm having the same probs with the cold. My carpc case is on the floor behind the driver seat (for now) and i find that if i let the interior of the car warm up , which i usually do anyway, things seem to work fine. I thought about using a small heating pad and plugging it into my inverter. That way, when i go out to start the car, i can fire up the heater and go back inside. 15min later whn i'm ready to go, i can jump in the car, turn the heater off and hit the power button for the 'puter. Now i jus gotta get my gf to find her heating pad so i can try it out