Summertime performance of carputers!

gtboi · 06-23-2004, 07:09 PM

Howdi I'm new to MP3Car...
I'm from Australia... just wanting to know how these carputers perform on a hot day??
In the summer here we usually get up around 40+ degrees and average around high 30's during summer....

Do these carputers **** themselves in this sort of heat?.. especially in a car??
Or is extra insulation required to the case??

no1knows · 06-23-2004, 07:13 PM

insulation? not good.

Do a search on 'ideas to combat heat'. theres huge amounts of information here. Generally, if you practice good airflow techniques with enough fans you can usually get away with running a CarPC in very hot weather.

MikeH · 06-23-2004, 08:25 PM

gtboi,

I just ran a 1" piece of vinyl tubing from my air conditioning duct in the dash to my center console glove box (Toyota Sequoia). My CarPC used to reach +70degC (Motherboard Monitor of CPU core temp) in about 10min. Now it hasn't gone above +50degC. Works great!! Just make sure you don't spray cold air directly on the CarPC. You'll end up with condensation problems.