Smoke trick?

cozm01 · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:32

I was in the plumbing shop today and I spotted some smoke matches. So I thought, perhaps I'll use these for overclocking. The idea is to light one in front of front fan and see how well the air(smoke) circulates and exits case, so I can visually test the airflow.

Think it will be usefull? or perhaps do smoke damage? :eek:

BillytheImpaler · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:34

Useful, it's certainly no worse that cigarette smoke and a lot of people smoke near their computers for years before the tar kills it.

badbob · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:36

You really need to replace side door with perspex/glass, otheriwise you won't see what's happening. If you take off the side door it'll behave differnently when closed.

cozm01 · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:40

Its probably 50x more smoke than a cigarette puff and its going to get sucked directly into case, but for the sake of science and mankind, I will volunteer to test it.

cozm01 · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:42

badbob said:
You really need to replace side door with perspex/glass, otheriwise you won't see what's happening. If you take off the side door it'll behave differnently when closed.

Good point, didn't think about that, lol.

RJC · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:42

Video it and stick on youtube

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Rob

cozm01 · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:45

RJC said:
Video it and stick on youtube .

Rob

Will be crap video without perspex side. Anyway, the matches only cost 30p and are available at all good plumbing shops, used to test gas flow in boiler, etc.

C64 · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:59

You could do a blowback someone stick mouth near rear case fan.

Cr0fty · 19 Oct 2007 at 23:14

But who would want to stick their mouth in a massive load of smoke from a computer case

Cotti · 19 Oct 2007 at 23:55

Cr0fty said:
But who would want to stick their mouth in a massive load of smoke from a computer case

Someone with a fetish for some smoking technology?

MumboJumbo · 20 Oct 2007 at 00:12

If you put a small keyhole camra in with its own light you could record it... don't serpose you have one hah

Clairvoyant · 20 Oct 2007 at 00:38

I am suprised that some company has not made something like this for the computer geeks. So they can test air flow.

setter · 20 Oct 2007 at 05:14

i just use a ciggy paper to test fans and my 2 intakes are like industrial turbines and the back outtake fan is like a leafblower, only good thing about a thermaltake case is the filters on the intake fans, i have very little dust inside the case after 2 years of use

JoeCooper · 20 Oct 2007 at 12:18

hehe, just bought 5 packs of 25 of these for £8 should be fun

Bolerus · 20 Oct 2007 at 12:49

any body done it yet. I am really tempted to do it myself on my system

Peter-B · 20 Oct 2007 at 16:23

If perspex/glass unavailabe how about cling foil a a temp solution

Cr0fty · 20 Oct 2007 at 16:35

Tha'td work fine... it isn't going to let any air out.

Make sure you take pics

IceShock · 20 Oct 2007 at 17:32

i have some smoke bombs which are circular with a fuse and about 4cm circular wide, and they smoke like hell

i once shoved one inside my dads car exhaust in his brand new volvo the day he got it rofl!

might give that idea a go with it tho its a good idea you have there

JoeCooper · 20 Oct 2007 at 18:09

i tried using cig papers but theres too little smoke to see it being whisked though the system, even with 20 wapped up (plus causes a lot of ash to be sucked in).

i guess too much smoke wont show anything at all

i have 10 fans in my pc in total, with perspecs case... when i get them delivered on tuesday, ill give it a go and video it.

Cr0fty · 20 Oct 2007 at 18:36

'reckon it would be possible to setup some sort of tubing system to continually keep smoke blowing through? Would look ace (Y)

The exhaust fan could take out the smoke & warm air, which could then go back into the case at the top, behind the intake fan.

Idk. I'm sure it would be possible somehow..you'd just need to cool the air being taken out.

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