Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] fan replacement for usrp1?

2011-10-20 Thread Mark Cetilia
Thanks Robert, I hadn't ever noticed it getting hot to the touch, but I haven't tried running it w/ no fan top on either… Best, Mark -- mark.cetilia.org | mem1.com | reduxproject.com On Oct 19, 2011, at 10:40 AM, Robert McGwier wrote: Top on. Fire up the fastest card you have (widest band

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] fan replacement for usrp1?

2011-10-19 Thread Robert McGwier
Top on. Fire up the fastest card you have (widest band signal you can process) and put your finger on the FPGA. It is cool. If the oscillator in the USRP1 were most stable and accurate, it might make some sense but it just doesn't in my opinion make sense so I disconnected them all in my USRP

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] fan replacement for usrp1?

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Cetilia
ok so this has been working just fine at home, but i am actually beginning to use the usrp in performances fairly regularly, and you never know what might happen in such situations… so just to be on the safe side, i'd really rather replace the fan. unfortunately i'm not having much luck finding

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] fan replacement for usrp1?

2011-10-18 Thread Robert McGwier
Yes I have. I disconnected it. In my opinion, it is overkill for anything going on in a USRP1. YMMV, Bob On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 1:43 AM, Mark Cetilia m...@cetilia.org wrote: wondering if anybody out there has replaced their usrp1 fan with something a bit quieter? i find myself listening

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] fan replacement for usrp1?

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Cetilia
Ah good, glad to hear it's not just me… Do you run it with the top on or leave it open? Cheers, Mark -- mark.cetilia.org | mem1.com | reduxproject.com On Oct 18, 2011, at 11:02 PM, Robert McGwier wrote: Yes I have. I disconnected it. In my opinion, it is overkill for anything going on in

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] fan replacement for usrp1?

2011-10-09 Thread Mark Cetilia
ah yes, i feel it coming back, slowly. thank you :) m -- mark.cetilia.org | mem1.com | reduxproject.com On Oct 9, 2011, at 3:39 AM, Mike Jameson wrote: Hi Mark, If you take off the top of the enclosure on the USRP1 then you don't even need a fan! Your sanity should then return :)

[Discuss-gnuradio] fan replacement for usrp1?

2011-10-08 Thread Mark Cetilia
wondering if anybody out there has replaced their usrp1 fan with something a bit quieter? i find myself listening to its incessant whine many hours a day, and it's starting to make me a little crazy— especially when i am trying to listen to subtle details… anybody have a suggestion for a decent