Will the cooling fan place in top of the router ?

[spoon]

If a cooling fan place on top of the router will it cause any interference to the wifi signal due to its magnet and metal grill ?

 

[Henry Ng]

Better to put the cooler below the router.

 

[renfred89]

If a cooling fan place on top of the router will it cause any interference to the wifi signal due to its magnet and metal grill ?

It will not cause interference, but it will make you look a bit foolish.

Based on the law of convection, hot air rises coolike air sinks. If u place the fan on top, u are merely cooling the air at the top. If u put it below, the cool air at bottom cools the unit and then exit from the top..

 

[Trans-Am]

It will not cause interference, but it will make you look a bit foolish.

Based on the law of convection, hot air rises coolike air sinks. If u place the fan on top, u are merely cooling the air at the top. If u put it below, the cool air at bottom cools the unit and then exit from the top..

May be spoon wanna disperse the hot air faster?

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[spoon]

Yes you are right I want to draw the hot air out faster not to blow in to prevent dust from getting in

May be spoon wanna disperse the hot air faster?

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[jury_pack]

Yes you are right I want to draw the hot air out faster not to blow in to prevent dust from getting in

Dust will be even more, unless you have filter installed at the intakes.

 

[spoon]

Noted , I'm buying a Usb fan to try it out , at this point only thinking of placing on top. Just that want to make sure it won't cause any interference.

Dust will be even more, unless you have filter installed at the intakes.

 

[MikeDirnt78]

I'm not sure why are some so paranoid about the hot temperature. As I posted many times in here, the chips in the router are tested at very high temperature like 85C.

Just place the router in an open space instead of an enclosure.

 

[localITguy]

routers are designed to run 24/7, you guys are paranoid

 

[jury_pack]

I'm not sure why are some so paranoid about the hot temperature. As I posted many times in here, the chips in the router are tested at very high temperature like 85C.

Just place the router in an open space instead of an enclosure.

But still routers get fried under their own heat.

 

[deckcard]

I'm not sure why are some so paranoid about the hot temperature. As I posted many times in here, the chips in the router are tested at very high temperature like 85C.

Just place the router in an open space instead of an enclosure.

Well it's true that some chips can withstand high heat but there are other components like the capacitors that may not.

 

[Ah-Pin-Kor]

What router model are you using?
For those models with cooling slots mainly at the bottom, what I do is stack it higher so the bottom is a few inches off the tabletop to allow more natural airflow. Using fan causes dust to accumulate inside and it's hard to get at.

 

[MikeDirnt78]

Well it's true that some chips can withstand high heat but there are other components like the capacitors that may not.

Which brand are you referring to? A good engineer will account for operating temperature in the selection of their components.

And Asus gives you 3 years warranty. All those defects will be taken care of.

 

[spoon]

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[spoon]

My previous ASus power on 24/7 for 3yrs no issue(touch wood) but still want to put fan to try it out. Sucking up from the top hopefully less dust

 

[spoon]

My current router already stacked up..

What router model are you using?
For those models with cooling slots mainly at the bottom, what I do is stack it higher so the bottom is a few inches off the tabletop to allow more natural airflow. Using fan causes dust to accumulate inside and it's hard to get at.

 

[spoon]

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[OmegaSupreme]

Why need a cooler for your router? Your router runs 24/7?

 

[spoon]

Will be 24/7 like my previous ac66u who generate less heat compare to ac5300.

 

[Henry Ng]

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It will be better to put the router on a higher position so that wifi will cover bigger area.