Hi,
Have got one of these Power Adapters that came with an Akasa usb hdd caddy and it dual 12v /5v, both at 2A rating, seems well suited to my total load of 500ma needed in an arduino project.
However at that load the adapter does get comfortably warm to the touch after a hours use.
I intend to have it running 24/7 so wondered if these adapters are suited to that and though supplied to be used externally wondered about fitting it within an enclosure that has some ventilation holes ?
Also wondered if carefully drilling/cutting some holes in the adapters body would aid its cooling or simply cracking open the whole case if thats possible without destroying the contents ?
Have got one of these Power Adapters that came with an Akasa usb hdd caddy and it dual 12v /5v, both at 2A rating, seems well suited to my total load of 500ma needed in an arduino project.
However at that load the adapter does get comfortably warm to the touch after a hours use.
I intend to have it running 24/7 so wondered if these adapters are suited to that and though supplied to be used externally wondered about fitting it within an enclosure that has some ventilation holes ?
Also wondered if carefully drilling/cutting some holes in the adapters body would aid its cooling or simply cracking open the whole case if thats possible without destroying the contents ?