Kevin -
It has been my experience that blowing air onto a heat sink is usually
more effective than "sucking" air. If the heat sink is carefully
shrouded and the incoming airflow is properly controlled, then either
method is supposed to be effective. However, for uncontrolled or casual
situations where you are simply placing the fan on or near the heat sink
to be cooled, blowing (hopefully cooler) air onto the heat sink fins is
much more effective in lowering the temperature of the heat sink. The
reason for this is that the outlet of a fan has a well defined airflow
that can be easily directed to where it is needed, whereas the inlet
side of the fan will gather air from wherever it can, some or even most
of which may not be from the heat sink. Good luck in the contest.
- Jim, KL7CC
R. Kevin Stover wrote:
Hello all.
I'm getting my K2/100 ready for sweeps and have decided to add some aux
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