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Is this a fire hazard?

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Macpropro80

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Ok technically its not a mac pro, but you guys seem like the only mac users who actually know a lot about hardware. I decided that my linux box would look really cool if i stripped the case down so there is no top, side front, or back panels, just the frame. Is it a fire hazard to have the power supply exposed? its still attached to the frame, there is just nothing around it. And the computer is in a desk.

I don't want it to catch fire because my mac pro and my screens are on/next to the desk and I don't want them to get damaged in a fire.

(i don't care if my linux box dies, it used to be a pc, and thus is guilty of war crimes. (Mac vs. PC war))
 
Hmmm ... inside a desk, simple things like paperclips and staples can cause a problem.

But most cases are designed to be wind tunnels to move air in and out, so a naked frame might not be as optimal for keeping machine cool.

If it was just stripped of the plastic and the metal box remained it likely wouldn't be as bad since that is more of a cosmetic application over box.
 
dust magnet + electricity = well, maybe not a fire hazard, but seems to like you're playing with, well, fire.

and, like was already posted, the inside of these boxes are set up like wind tunnels, and the lack of a shell certainly affects the way air moves through the components.
 
bozz2006 said:
dust magnet + electricity = well, maybe not a fire hazard, but seems to like you're playing with, well, fire.

and, like was already posted, the inside of these boxes are set up like wind tunnels, and the lack of a shell certainly affects the way air moves through the components.
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I guarantee this case is not like that, it was def. designed in like 2 seconds. Its an ASUS!
 
Yes, a case is designed to move air through it. Having no back pressure or a way to control it makes it very inefficient. It also saves you from paperclips, screws and the occasional soda from spilling and frying your board.
 
sboerup said:
Yes, a case is designed to move air through it. Having no back pressure or a way to control it makes it very inefficient. It also saves you from paperclips, screws and the occasional soda from spilling and frying your board.
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Ok, I took your advise and put it back together.
 
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