No Fan on 2000T?
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Black Hole
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Who says? Just because Humax haven't fitted one (for cheapness) doesn't mean it couldn't do with one.
However, am I right in thinking the 2000T has a wall-wart PSU? If so, that is one source of heat removed from inside the case.
Thanks for the reply. Yes, it has a wall-wart but is not large and doesn't get very warm. Does the original drive in the Fox have a lower efficiency (heat wise) hard drive? The 2000T's drive is a Seagate Video that draws about 12 watts according to the label.
Black Hole
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Can't see a wattage quoted on the label, but those currents add up to 3.7W. The Seagate product manual quotes 3.445W average operating (table 4). I suspect your "12W" is an absolute maximum (although the ST3500312CS quotes 2A @ 12V as the maximum during spin-up, which is 24W).
Wouldn't this discussion be better in the 2000T section of the forum?
Black Hole
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What's the model number?
Regardless, I think you've provided yourself with enough indication that the 2000T might benefit from a fan!
Black Hole
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...so very similar to the HDR-FOX HDD, and maybe (just maybe) taking the PSU out of the case makes the difference.
Luke
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The HR-2000t started out with fans. I've owned two and they both had fans.
On some photos on ebay you can occasionally see the fan wires through the grid at the back.
The fan mount was part of the dampener chassis for the HDD. For the more recent units off the production line this was no longer fitted. I can't remember the date but it seemed to coincide with some reviews on Amazon stating that their box was noisy.
I am glad you posted that Luke because I thought our HDR-2000T had a fan but as it is eighty miles from me at the moment I couldn't check.