PC Mod Illustrated Part V -
Alien Artefact Monitor Stand/Fan pack



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March 2004
Cardboard box electrical box electrical box
I needed to bring my 14' monitor
up to the same height as the other
I tried a cardboard box,
but it doesn't match
So, off to Home Depot where
I found an electrical box
like this
And a couple of these
Size comparison Finished stand Side view
Here they are to compare the size After cutting, sanding, painting,
gluing, and more painting
A side view
I just liked the way the
two blue boxes looked like
some alien device
Extra texture In use
A bit more texture than
I had hoped for
In use

Fan Pack
I have an external drive in a 3.5" box. It tends to get HOT!
New fan Every geek should have one!
I was limited by a maxmimum size of 110mm
I also had to decide on 120VAC
or 12VDC fans.
I used two Antec 92mm fans.
Note the four grills
I had to cut the molex plugs off and somehow connect the fans to a 12V transformer
The fans had 3 wires, so after I cut the plugs, I had to check the 2 wires to the motor
I also discovered my transformer was putting out 15V. hmmm.
Block Done! In use
I canibalized the 3-pin connectors
to use to disconnect the unit
I'm partial to barrier blocks for connecting
Add some shrink-wrap and we're done!
Not quite as pretty as it could be
In use, cooling away!


Tim's PC at night
Part IV
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