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| SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: Havok on February 17, 2007, 02:43:55 pm ---Man, I would be more concerned about your exposure to this EMI than a stupid garage door opener problem. --- End quote --- Given that our daily lives are swamped in a sea of EMI radiation, an errant motherboard is hardly going to be cause for concern. The constant pounding we receive from our cell phones and our WiFi access points probably cause more cell mutations. |
| grundle:
I actually registered just to reply to this...I actually design electronics enclosures for work and one of our biggest concerns is EMI (electro magnetic interference.) First, Make sure everything has a common ground point. What I would do is run wire from the power supply chassis to a mounting point on the motherboard and any other boards in there that aren't plugged to the motherboard directly. This should help a lot. If this isn't enough, there are some paint on EMI shields that you could paint the inside of the cab with. Wood doesn't block anything... http://www.lessemf.com/paint.html Good luck! |
| SavannahLion:
HOLY SMOKES!!! $159.95 for a quart of the stuff? :dizzy: Wouldn't it be way cheaper and just as effective to line the insides with copper mesh or some sort of metal sheeting? You would have to ensure contact between moveable panels such as the door anyways, so you might as well tackle it then. Hi, welcome to the forums! |
| Teebor:
Is the computer actually inside a case?? as said somewhere above the case has to meet or exceed certain regulations and that on its own should cut down any EMI produced at all. (or at least spare your neighbours some headache) :laugh2: Otherwise tin foil can work but make sure that it is grounded to the power supply or some other earth. Are you sure that any power strips are earthed properly? on a side note changing the Spread Spectrum in the BIOS is meant to help the motherboard to resist interference produced by any nearby sources or itself :/ |
| grundle:
I've used the spray paint...$25 for a can (partway down the page.). Admittedly, I wasn't paying, it was for work. Thanks for the welcome, I hope to be building a cab in the next few months... --- Quote from: SavannahLion on February 19, 2007, 10:35:40 am ---HOLY SMOKES!!! $159.95 for a quart of the stuff? :dizzy: Wouldn't it be way cheaper and just as effective to line the insides with copper mesh or some sort of metal sheeting? You would have to ensure contact between moveable panels such as the door anyways, so you might as well tackle it then. Hi, welcome to the forums! --- End quote --- |
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