LCD Monitor Cooling (big pics)

[AntmanMike]

Today, just a couple of minutes ago, i finished setting up my LCD Monitor Cooling System (LMCS). I have one fan, with a grill, then a foam pad as the intake fan, and another fan as the exhaust. Both are plugged in directly to two seperate MOLEX connectors.

The front of my Compaq TFT8020

The top view of the mod.

Here you can see the entire mod.

 

[MechCD]

Ummm, Ok... i thought LCDs didn't get hot at all, only warm. Wouldn't that kind of noisey with 2 fans on there?

 

[AntmanMike]

Trust me, it gets hot. No, not noisy at all, very low dB fans, even on 12v.

 

[Kamus]

it gets hot? must be either very old or kind of defective?? i thought that one of the advantages of having an LCD is that it DIDN'T get hot at all

 

[A380]

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[RoadWarrior]

I was under the impression that LCD displays worked a whole lot better when they are warmer, due to the Liquid Crystals being able to change state quicker. If you've used a laptop that's been sitting in the trunk or your car for a few hours in winter, you'll know what I mean, they're very blurry and slow when cold. It would be funny if they deliberately used a backlight that puts out some heat instead of a cold cathode electroluminescent unit just to get better response, and then you go and keep it way cool. I guess in laptops where cooling is often a problem and space is tight, the cc e-lum lights are better overall. Maybe not so in a desktop model . . . . . . . . . .

my 2c

Road Warrior

 

[Maximus Nickus]

Looks awful, like your sig said. Think you violated it this tme

Seriously though all you need is one fan on top blowing air through. Cooling isn't really needed though as the Heat rises and thus draws cool air in from the bottom and the hot air disperses out the top.

You didn't drill into it did you??
M_N

 

[A380]

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[himura-dono]

OMG WTF???

why would you do that to your poor lcd...

maybe it's smokin cause it's compaq crap...

 

[himura-dono]

after taking a second look at that monstrosity...i just noticed the computer guts all over in the background...

 

[Sonny]

That is just ugly.

 

[Starfoxer]

yea, who needs a case anyways?

 

[rlemieux]

Duct tape, it will hold the world together......

I wouldnt show people that if i was you..... That looks like crap. I dont care if my computer burst into flames I aint putting no duct tape on it......

 

[Maximus Nickus]

The Worlds most ugly Monitor

Got my vote!
Man theres but then theres if you catch my drift

 

[Vfrjim1]

How about, who cares if a Monitor gets hot, my LCD is under a 3yr bumper to bumper warranty, and NOISE-FREE

 

[Silversinksam]

my humble opinion here....

You should never have a fan blowing into your monitor, BUT having a low cfm fan exhausting the hot air(on crt) is very helpful if you can find a fan that doesnt create a EMI disturbance.

My NEC monitor with a Nidec 120mm @ 4-5 volts is inaudible and reduced the temps from 120ish to 90's

 

[HydroCool]

id say just use the intake fan as an ehxaust fan...itd be a better setup...the air temp would keep it cool enough..and the exhaust fans wont hurt it...better to be safe than not safe and out of a good LCD monitor (dunno if compaqs r good but :)