why we should not use air cooler...........

[dontknow]

Hi,

why we should not use air cooler or water cooler in the computer room. I heard that moisture is the enemy of Computers,

regards
krish

[OuTpaTienT]

I'm sorry, but ......... what?

[sns]

I think I know what you are trying to get at so I'll spill what little I know about air cons. A lot of airconditioner systems used by homes and business (and cars)that have decent cooling actually remove moisture from the air while cooling or dehumidify. I doubt if there would be enough moisture left in the cool air to cause any probs with computers. Maybe if your pc had its own ballbusting cooling system that didn't remove the moisture as well you could get some condesation which may cause probs.
Hope that clears the air.

Now the water cooler type may be a diff matter, the old unit I remember as a kid just blew air from outside thru a wet section to cool it down so I assume it would be very humid or moist but I havn't seen much of these types for some time and I'm not really sure how much trouble it would cause.


[This message has been edited by sns (edited 03-27-2000).]

[tinkerboy]

You only get condensation on something if it is colder than the surrounding air. CPUs are warmer than the surrounding air unless you're using peltiers or refrigeration for cooling. And room AC units actually lower the humidity.

[drojman]

The water coolers people are using are closed systems. the have no effect on humidity. Unless on leaks.. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif
There are a few pictures and links in the overclocking group. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[barry glisson]

actually if you are mechanically inclined you can take a dehumidifier and reverse the intake fan and make a small ac unit out of it. the only problem is the heat removed from the air is dumped into the same room. with a little duct work you could make a computer cooler and dump the hot air out of a window. barry