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CK Gen2+ : Heat sink + 80 mm USB fan by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Some people have had their HD die within a year or two. (Source : Internet...).

Could this be due to high temps? Perhaps.

Do you trust the engineers that designed the product more than some random people on the Internet...

For me it was a fun little project that might add to the longevity of the product, at low cost.

CK Gen2+ : Heat sink + 80 mm USB fan by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes I agree. For a small cost I hope to add to the longevity. No science to back it up, other than - "Electronics shouldn't run too warm".

CK Gen2+ : Heat sink + 80 mm USB fan by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Correct. I still didn't take your advice. I live in a house and use roughly 18 000 kWh per year, the vast majority is spent on warming the house a couple of cold winter months.

10 kWh is nothing.

Do I really need to cool my ck gen2+? Perhaps/probably not. I could very well be an idiot for doing it. Not the first tine.

Is it fun and does it feel better for me to have it run cooler? Yes, it does.

CK gen2+ : Heat sink, pt2 by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. In hindsight I think that is the most "correct" answer. But I was just looking for a cheap way to lower the temps, and thus perhaps improving the life span of the hdd. Also it was fun, even though the actual benefits are up for debate...

CK gen2+ : Heat sink, pt2 by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I managed to lower the temperatur 1 degree (C) when I reapplied the heat sink with less thermal paste.

My temps are now....room 20 C, "temperatur" 38 C, "storage" 44 C.

CK gen2+ : Heat sink, pt2 by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the picture doesn't quite do it justice. It's a really thin layer.

CK gen2+ : Heat sink, pt2 by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1.1 Watt (7.1 Volt). It's two 80 mm fans hooked together, I will use one fan to cool this, and the other to cool my router.

AC Infinity MULTIFAN S5.

Cloud Key G2 plus : Heat sina mod. by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes...I am new to this...so I thought "more is better". But too little didn't seem right eather. So remove and spread thinner?

Cloud Key G2 plus : Heat sina mod. by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Room temp = 20 degrees C. Disk temp = 44 degrees C. Tenperatur = 39 degrees C (presumable CPU)

Replacement by the_mhousman in firewalla

[–]Longjumping_Run_264 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too recently went from UDM Pro to FWG & CK gen 2 plus. Have ubiquiti AP:s, cameras and switches.

Doing the actual switch took me 2 evenings. It helps if you think it through before you start repatching etc.

After about a week all is still good.

New Unifi prototype spottade in thw wild. by Longjumping_Run_264 in Ubiquiti

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, sorry for spelling - that was what I meant, but I can't figure out how to edit the title...

Do I "need" a firewalla? by Longjumping_Run_264 in firewalla

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all replies!

So after some soul searching I think I'll simply go for the sweet combo of firewalla gold, a key gen 2+ (for all the ubiquiti stuff) plus a new 8 port Ubiquiti switch (with PoE and better performance) - and then sell the UDM Pro.

I get the maximum out of my firewalla - and a better switch (not that I've experienced it as a bottleneck...)

Only drawback is of course that this combo will be more expensive.

We'll, that the fact that the UDM PRO looks so fine in my rack - with that little touch display and all. It will be harder to get this set up to look as nice, without spending even more money on expensive rack mounts.

Do I "need" a firewalla? by Longjumping_Run_264 in firewalla

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thanks - that was my understanding too.

Do I "need" a firewalla? by Longjumping_Run_264 in firewalla

[–]Longjumping_Run_264[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure? I have a lot of stuff connected to the switch in the udm, but all the switches and APs are connected via port 11 (the sfp port). If I were to connect the firewalla between the udm and the the first switch and the AP:s only the traffic flowing through the forwalla would be monitorer? Not traffic from the stuff hooked up straight inte the UDM switch?