🚀 go-pugleaf

I think the original poster wanted to install the power supply upside 
down, not the case.  Installing the case with the PS at the bottom might 
have the effects you describe, but that's a funny way to use a fliptop 
case.  Since the fan draws air through the middle of the PS, and seems 
not to rely on convection, the PS should work OK upside down.

Matthew McDonald (firstnamehere@sv.net.au) wrote:
: "BOB" <Yeah@right.com> wrote:

: >Hi.
: >I have got an old large fliptop case which i am thinking of doing up.
: >And the first thing that has to go is the ancient and very large power
: >supply.
: >There is already one large fan hole in the back, but for me to make use of
: >it a normal modern AT type power supply would have to go in upside down.
: >Is this safe/possible etc?

: I would not recommend this for a few reasons.

: One is the heat, even with the fan running you still get a fair bit of
: heat and with the power supply upside down the heat will go straight
: back into the board.

: The other is the components themselves, especially with cheaper power
: supplies the heat generated and going straight back into the boards
: could cause components to come loose or cause dry joints etc.

: -- 
: ______________________________________________________________
: Matthew McDonald	                  Brisbane, Queensland

: http://www.starvision.net/matthew/
: Add matthew to the email address to respond__________________

--
/* George Durbridge  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia */
/* tel (03) 9280 3390            fax (03) 9280 3355 */