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SeanDude05

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So, I was having overheating problems. My router and modem were extremely hot and being in my entertainment center wasn't helping, so I decided to fix said problems:

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Ignore the wire mess! No more overheating!!! :cool:

And yes, those are Enzotech BCC9 ramsinks.

(Sorry for pic quality, I dont have a camera... those are cell pics)
 
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So, I was having overheating problems. My router and modem were extremely hot and being in my entertainment center wasn't helping, so I decided to fix said problems:

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Ignore the wire mess! No more overheating!!! :cool:

And yes, those are Enzotech BCC9 ramsinks.

(Sorry for pic quality, I dont have a camera... those are cell pics)

Very nice :). I did something similar on my old WRT54G but it was just screen door mesh. I actually need to do something like this for my Qwest modem, the thing gets uncomfortably hot some times.
 
I used a Dremel 200 with basic cutting wheel on low RPMs to aoid melting. Taped/protected using painters tape.

Edges were filed with one of my wife's multitude of nail files, which worked surprisingly well on the plastic. The topside edges on the router were then polished and rounded off with a Dremel white felt polishing wheel on high RPM. The friction made a nice round polished edge that fits well with the finish.

I purchased a 1sqft section of aluminum screen material from McMaster. Easy to cut and manipulate.

Glued to the underside by Loctite Plastic Epoxy.

Heatsinks were Enzotech BCC9 ramsinks.

Before, I was having drop outs and connection losses. Netflix was constantly buffering, no matter what I did. The top of both units was very very hot.
Now, the tops are warm, nowhere near the very very hot that it was before.
 
Thanks guys, this is my second mod, first being adding a side fan to my old thermaltake armor case back in '06.
 
Looks a lot better than my switch mod. Bought a gig switch off ebay cheap as it had a dead fan.... so I used silicon sealant to fasten a fan on the top of it. :)
 
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