Wireless router cooling?

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #1 (**permalink**)

10-21-2007, 05:34 PM

I know this may sound silly but I have reason to believe my Belkin Wireless router is overheating. It has been constantly crashing and I noticed that the case was pretty warm. So I put a fan next to it and it hasn't crashed since. The firmware is as up to date as I can get it. Is there anyway to install a fan in such a small enclosure?

Stretch · Stretch #2 (**permalink**)

10-21-2007, 05:38 PM

Where do you have it? Is it open to air?

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #3 (**permalink**)

10-21-2007, 05:47 PM

It's sitting on an end table about 15 feet from my computer. Out in the open. When I lift it up however its very warm

KB3GZW · KB3GZW #4 (**permalink**)

10-21-2007, 08:41 PM

Is it possible for it to stand on end?

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #5 (**permalink**)

10-21-2007, 09:36 PM

Sadly the ends are rounded so no luck there. it has slots to be hung on the wall. will that help?

schweb · schweb #6 (**permalink**)

10-21-2007, 09:37 PM

Being warm is probably fine. How "hot" is it? Hot enough to cook on?

KB3GZW · KB3GZW #7 (**permalink**)

10-21-2007, 11:19 PM

We should probably establish what router you are actually talking about. What router do you have?

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #8 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 12:35 AM

Well I ran it for a while and got it up to 100 degrees which was from a probe placed underneath it while on the end table. It's a Belkin f5d9230-4

KB3GZW · KB3GZW #9 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 11:22 AM

How long is a while? if its like 10 minutes then its hot, but if its 2 hours then its understandable.

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #10 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 08:51 PM

well i leave it on always and its at 95 . It only takes about 20 minutes to get up 100 with a lot of traffic

KB3GZW · KB3GZW #11 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 10:41 PM

THen I would have to say that its normal. My linksys gets like that especially in close quarters with my external HDD and the modem on the other side.

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #12 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 10:47 PM

I do have the modem right next to it. Would that help just to move it?

KB3GZW · KB3GZW #13 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 09:26 AM

It would only make a little difference if it was directly next to it like less than a half inch away but even that would make a miniscule temperature difference.

cwa107 · cwa107 #14 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 10:41 AM

I wouldn't worry about it at all. Remember, routers are miniature computers that have processors just like any other computer. They can and do get warm.

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #15 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 09:06 PM

alright then. Thanks for the advice! Maybe it was just a fluke.

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Member Since: Dec 23, 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley, Pa Posts: 342 Mac Specs: 2.53 GHz MBP, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD	10-21-2007, 11:19 PM We should probably establish what router you are actually talking about. What router do you have? I Love Free Software. Ext. Storage: 500GB MyBook Pro, 1TB MyBook Studio iPod: 120 GB Classic - Phone : Treo 800w TWITTER Follow Me
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Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	10-22-2007, 12:35 AM Well I ran it for a while and got it up to 100 degrees which was from a probe placed underneath it while on the end table. It's a Belkin f5d9230-4 Last edited by mac0s9user; 10-22-2007 at 12:55 AM.
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mac0s9user #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	10-21-2007, 05:34 PM I know this may sound silly but I have reason to believe my Belkin Wireless router is overheating. It has been constantly crashing and I noticed that the case was pretty warm. So I put a fan next to it and it hasn't crashed since. The firmware is as up to date as I can get it. Is there anyway to install a fan in such a small enclosure?
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mac0s9user #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	10-21-2007, 09:36 PM Sadly the ends are rounded so no luck there. it has slots to be hung on the wall. will that help?
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KB3GZW #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 23, 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley, Pa Posts: 342 Mac Specs: 2.53 GHz MBP, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD	10-22-2007, 11:22 AM How long is a while? if its like 10 minutes then its hot, but if its 2 hours then its understandable. I Love Free Software. Ext. Storage: 500GB MyBook Pro, 1TB MyBook Studio iPod: 120 GB Classic - Phone : Treo 800w TWITTER Follow Me
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mac0s9user #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	10-22-2007, 08:51 PM well i leave it on always and its at 95 . It only takes about 20 minutes to get up 100 with a lot of traffic
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KB3GZW #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 23, 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley, Pa Posts: 342 Mac Specs: 2.53 GHz MBP, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD	10-22-2007, 10:41 PM THen I would have to say that its normal. My linksys gets like that especially in close quarters with my external HDD and the modem on the other side. I Love Free Software. Ext. Storage: 500GB MyBook Pro, 1TB MyBook Studio iPod: 120 GB Classic - Phone : Treo 800w TWITTER Follow Me
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mac0s9user #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	10-22-2007, 10:47 PM I do have the modem right next to it. Would that help just to move it?
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KB3GZW #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 23, 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley, Pa Posts: 342 Mac Specs: 2.53 GHz MBP, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD	10-23-2007, 09:26 AM It would only make a little difference if it was directly next to it like less than a half inch away but even that would make a miniscule temperature difference. I Love Free Software. Ext. Storage: 500GB MyBook Pro, 1TB MyBook Studio iPod: 120 GB Classic - Phone : Treo 800w TWITTER Follow Me
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cwa107 #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,917 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	10-23-2007, 10:41 AM I wouldn't worry about it at all. Remember, routers are miniature computers that have processors just like any other computer. They can and do get warm. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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mac0s9user #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	10-23-2007, 09:06 PM alright then. Thanks for the advice! Maybe it was just a fluke.
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