Replacement temperature sensor

box · 20 Feb 2006 at 23:56

Just got my shiny brand new Antec P160. And guess what, I've broken it already! Well not quite....I've smashed one of my temperature sensors by trying to squish it between the CPU and heatsink

To be honest, it doesn't really matter because the case comes with two anyway. However, it's beginning to annoy me when it flashes error on the temp display for the second sensor (funny how these things work on you!). Now I don't really feel like splashing out £20 on a new control panel for the P160, so would it be possible to get myself a single temp sensor from somewhere. Not necesarily an official Antec one, just a standard two-pin job. I'm not asking for places to buy, just what I should be looking for.

Cheers,
Tim

Yewen · 21 Feb 2006 at 00:00

Well you can get them but they can be a bit tricky to get hold of for reasonable pricing.

Is it the usual 2 pins in a white holder, with a orangey termal bit on the end

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I love my technical terminology sometimes!

box · 21 Feb 2006 at 00:03

Is it the usual 2 pins in a white holder, with a orangey termal bit on the end ?

lol, that's the one! Although I don't really mind what it looks like, as long as it does the job. What would you call something like that?

Yewen · 21 Feb 2006 at 00:06

Thermal Probe I think they are called, and google is your friend in this matter.

Although if they are silly money / cannot find one then pop a product suggestion for OcUK and email me about it, I may have one lying around.... although it is a bit late for me to see if I do!

lozza · 21 Feb 2006 at 01:01

high street electronics store can provide service you with them.

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.p...product&ftype=&p_serial=HSC-U01&other_title=0

A google for mCubed Spare Analogue Temperature Sensor may provide something suitable

Foehammer2003 · 17 May 2006 at 14:38

Yewen said:
Thermal Probe I think they are called, and google is your friend in this matter.

Although if they are silly money / cannot find one then pop a product suggestion for OcUK and email me about it, I may have one lying around.... although it is a bit late for me to see if I do!

My temps are all over the place all of a sudden on my Aerocool Gatewatch... wondered if you thought that these were definately kaput or not?

Basicaly only been using a couple of weeks, the two went one after the other... The CPU and HDD sensors are fine, but the VGA and Case temps are kinda wild! Going from 18C to 44C hopping about all the time! Hope you have an idea as its doing my nut now lol

Yewen · 17 May 2006 at 17:11

Probably the sensor either being out of the range it can read, or it just being dead.

Get onto the manufacturer and moan about how long they lasted in the case, and they should send you some more.

Messiah Khan · 17 May 2006 at 17:27

tim80bwi said:
JI've smashed one of my temperature sensors by trying to squish it between the CPU and heatsink

Please tell me you werent trying to actually fit it between the cpu and heatsink. If you do this, its going to cause the heatsink to have bad contact with the cpu, and the temperature will shoot up. Instead you want to be sticking it ont he heatsink, or on the side of the IHS.

Foehammer2003 · 17 May 2006 at 17:36

Yewen said:
Probably the sensor either being out of the range it can read, or it just being dead.

Get onto the manufacturer and moan about how long they lasted in the case, and they should send you some more.

Doubt its being out of range and the case sensor is at the top of my case, lol unless my case is over 90C :eek:

lol, thanks i've emailed them... just gotta wait around three months for a reply

WJA96 · 17 May 2006 at 17:46

I've got one you can have. E-mail me (in trust) and I'll send it on.

Foehammer2003 · 17 May 2006 at 20:42

You sir are a Legend!