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From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Power...
Message-ID: <16148@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 29 Nov 90 17:17:54 GMT
References: <5917@crash.cts.com>
Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <5917@crash.cts.com> jlee@pnet01.cts.com (James Lee) writes:
>Macintosh and IBMs both have fans to keep their system cool, and so does the
>Amiga 2000 and 3000 (when you get one, I think)...  Will my Amiga 500 last if
>I left the power on?  

No problem.  The A500 is designed to be cooled by convection.  When air inside
the machine is heated, that air rises and leaves the case, bringing in cooler
air from under the machine to replace that which leaves.  This technique work
only for smaller machines, and assumes that you aren't going to restrict the 
air flow for your A500.  Nonstandard internal expansion boards may cause the 
system to overheat.

With the larger machines, you not only have to cool the basic system, but 
account for any expansion goodies that might be inside, and also the additional
heating that an internal power supply will cause.

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