Ok, so maybe im losing the plot here, but who cares this might be fun
I have an aopen hx08 case, which has a removeable top plate. what i want to do is duct cool air in thru the back of the case where there are two 80mm fan mounts, then up and thru the radiator which will sit just behind the floppy drive, on top of a metal bracket.
Now i dont want to have the top of my case open with a huge vent in it, because i dont want to have dust coming in when my computer is on and filling my rad up with gunk.
My idea, after being so bored i was looking at the cieling in my office at work, is to do what we have here for a natural venting system. What it is is a series of louvres which are connected to a servo, and when u flick a switch the servo turns and opens the vents up, and when u switch it back it closes down the vents.
So! After all this, I've figured a way that i can make this in a smaller scale and fit it to the top of my case, the beauty of it being that I could link it into the power supply and use a 5 or 12V servo so that when the power is turned on it opens, then when the power is turned off it either uses springs to close the shutters, or use a capacitance discharge to reverse the servo and close the shutters!
I think i can create this unit to be about 20-30mm thick, and it could be the same size as the radiator, so there would be lots of airflow and little resistance, as well as having the added bonus of not getting dust in the computer when the computer is running.
Please tell me im not going nuts,
but I think it is an awesome idea, and is pretty damn original (i hope!!!).
Can anyone see any points where i am glaringly wrong, or should revise?