Does this hardwired version generate much heat?
1801639
I have not noticed any heat. I did have a problem with noise, but their customer service helped me with that. I mounted it on some foam and that solved the problem.
1801640
I have the model with the additional display module. I does get a bit warm. I called PI and discussed this with a tech. He had me measure the OHM rating of the actuator which employs a copper coil and is basically an electromagnet that is in the solenoid the allows power to pass thru the unit. He indicated the some heat is OK.
1801641
It was vibration. It was amplified by the fiberglass storage compartment on my RV that I mounted it in.
1664936
No, that does not sound normal at all. Mine has never heated up noticeably, even when transferring hundreds of gigabytes. Sounds to me like there's something the matter with yours.
1925052
We have not had overheating issues. We only use this for light computing. Web browsing and skype.
1793413
I haven't had overheating issues. My house is small and mostly hard woods except for an area rug. I am amazed by the suction power and love mine. I have only had it a couple months though.
2133383
I haven't had any overheating problems with the Hot Max welder. I have been using it to repair the body on my truck and it has performed fine so far. The use has been intermittent and at a lower current range for this work. I've been using it with flux wire instead of using the shielding gas and solid wire and the results have been adequate for this work that isn't in a viewable area.
223772
In terms of the PCB and the physical chip itself and its performance potential? No. I don't think so. However the only obvious difference I see is in the heat sync/fans and after owning mine for almost a year now I can say I've never had problems with mine overheating.
526566
Not me, I run mine almost non-stop. Never had any over heating issues with it.
244702
It generates a bit of heat yes, but I've never had it overheat. Max ambient temp I used it in was I think 32C.
695702
Works great! Mine (120's) are on 24/7 and they are so low wattage it may cost me $5.00 a month if that to run them. I have had mine running for about a year now and their still going strong. The plug / Speed Control actually controls 2 fans even though each 1 comes with the plug. I have mine set up in my closed glass door entertainment center where my 1,000 watt receiver surround sound, cable box, x-box, CD player, etc. are located. I put one at the back bottom blowing in and one at the top blowing out. I have displaced 25 to 30 degrees of heat. It would get to 120 - 125 degrees inside before, and now the hottest I have measured is around 90 - 95 degrees. Will surely help the life span of your equipment and well worth the little additional cost for the electricity.
310919
I have not noticed that the power cord gets hot. The unit will make the room it is in quite warm however. Very effective. I am happy with my purchase.
214446
I've had the plug get a little warm if I run it on high (1500 watts) all night in a cold room. No problem running it at low, 750 watts.
1106917
This unit does produce any heat. On the contrary I sometimes use it as a fam
200721
Yes very hot but there is a strong fan. The fan takes lots of energy so it need to be plugged in
763758
I would say it gets warm, certainly nothing near as hot as the older generation. The hard drive is barely audible and with much less vibration than the previous.
1189872
Mine is installed with 8 active channels used and half of them are Gigabit connections. These connections include 1 file server, 1 web server, 1 router, 1 access point, 1 cable, several full time computers, several full time streaming entertainment devices and several peripherals. It barely gets warm. It is mounted horizontally with no air flow.
287019
I agree with the others. My Phenom 9850BE processor noticeably warms my room up under heavy load as it is. I expect that this one at 220 watts would definitely affect your heating/cooling expenses. Nothin' gives ya the WARM fuzzies like a fast multicore processor! :-)
1364146
Really don't know. What I can tell you is the unit works well, but does get hot