The Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U were purchased from AliExpress, shop Iron SuperMan, for use with my router ASUS RT-AC86U, which I have already spoken here in Skooter Blog. The announcement is actually for ASUS RT-AC68U, who also showed here, but both have the same format. The fans probably also serve on other routers from ASUS.
Motivation
I always felt silly when I saw someone installing accessories in equipment to improve cooling, bases as those for video games and laptops. Whenever I assumed that the manufacturer tried to install sinks and cooling solutions necessary so that the internal components work in a temperature that does not cause damage. But ASUS RT-AC86U It made me change my mind. ASUS clearly stepped on the ball with this router.
Last summer temperatures rose enough in my region, the set point temperature reach 36 C in the house a few days of January and February, and perhaps even more in the mobile niche where the router is. Watching log my ASUS RT-AC86U found some lines like these that selected below:
Feb 3 17:00:17 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn off CPU#1 Feb 3 17:00:17 kernel: IRQ6 no longer affine to CPU1 Feb 3 17:00:17 kernel: CPU1: shutdown Feb 3 19:52:03 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn on CPU#1 Feb 3 19:52:03 kernel: CPU1: Booted secondary processor Feb 3 20:59:34 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn off CPU#1 Feb 3 20:59:34 kernel: IRQ6 no longer affine to CPU1 Feb 3 20:59:34 kernel: CPU1: shutdown Feb 3 21:05:12 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn on CPU#1 Feb 3 21:05:12 kernel: CPU1: Booted secondary processor Feb 8 20:13:40 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn off CPU#1 Feb 8 20:13:40 kernel: IRQ6 no longer affine to CPU1 Feb 8 20:13:40 kernel: CPU1: shutdown Feb 8 20:26:55 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn on CPU#1 Feb 8 20:26:55 kernel: CPU1: Booted secondary processor Feb 8 20:43:03 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn off CPU#1 Feb 8 20:43:03 kernel: IRQ6 no longer affine to CPU1 Feb 8 20:43:03 kernel: CPU1: shutdown Feb 8 21:08:40 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn on CPU#1 Feb 8 21:08:40 kernel: CPU1: Booted secondary processor Feb 9 18:00:17 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn off CPU#1 Feb 9 18:00:17 kernel: IRQ6 no longer affine to CPU1 Feb 9 18:00:17 kernel: CPU1: shutdown Feb 9 21:47:49 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn on CPU#1 Feb 9 21:47:49 kernel: CPU1: Booted secondary processor Feb 10 15:55:30 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn off CPU#1 Feb 10 15:55:30 kernel: IRQ6 no longer affine to CPU1 Feb 10 15:55:30 kernel: CPU1: shutdown Feb 11 09:57:12 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn on CPU#1 Feb 11 09:57:12 kernel: CPU1: Booted secondary processor Feb 11 12:29:58 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn off CPU#1 Feb 11 12:29:58 kernel: IRQ6 no longer affine to CPU1 Feb 11 12:29:58 kernel: CPU1: shutdown Feb 13 01:54:17 kernel: thermal cooling_device1: turn on CPU#1 Feb 13 01:54:17 kernel: CPU1: Booted secondary processor
What these lines log indicate is that one of the CPU cores (which has two cores) I was being shut down due to the excessive heat. And the router remained so for hours, or even days, baixassem until the core temperature was then religated.
Noting the temperatures measured by the router CPU, I noticed that they were hitting 99 C, and that was what was making the thermal protection be turned on and off one of the cores to avoid damaging the processor.
It should be noted that if I did not look the log probably not have knowledge of what was going on, because a single core gives account traffic on my network.
But of course I could not continue with the router in this situation. I immediately thought to adapt some sort of fan it. But before I looked for some ready solution and ended up finding the Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U.
This seemed like a pretty cool solution, relatively low and simple installation, using only double-sided adhesive tape. No need to open the router and power is made from one of the USB ports on the back it has. Great! And so I made the request.
Unboxing
The Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U They arrived in a bubble envelope. Inside it a cardboard box where fans were involved in more bubble wrap, therefore well protected.
In the kit of the fans it has rails that prevent accidental contact with the propeller, screws to secure the bars and adhesives to hold the fans in the router. Four stickers, so two left over after installation.
The two fans have its wires connected to a single USB connector. The cables are long enough to work loose. I tested them in a POWERBANK and they turned perfectly.
Check out the photos unboxing and Video unboxing and installation:
- Package with Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U.
- Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U, and accessories.
- Box with Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U.
- Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U.
- Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U, and accessories.
- Fans of test (Fans) Router ASUS to RT and RT-AC86U-AC68U with feed powerbank.
Installation and testing
It's time to install the Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U on my router ASUS RT-AC86U.
First measured at room temperature with the aid of my weather station and the router temperature. The ambient temperature was 30,0º C and the router temperatures were 96 ° C and to the CPU 60 C and 63 C for radio 2,4 E GHz 5 GHz, respectively. Not a day warmer, so the two router's CPU cores are active.
- Temperatures in the router, before the installation of fans.
- Room temperature, before the installation of fans.
Then, I turned off the router and checked the back to find the best position to place the fans. As there is a button reset in the rear, The ideal seems to be install them as the ad design, picking the top of each side, where are the ventilation frestras.
- The router ASUS RT-AC86U, before the installation of fans.
- The router ASUS RT-AC86U, before the installation of fans.
The next step was to install the railings on the fans. There is no thread in fans, but the screws are atarrachante type and make are tightened while the screw.
- Fans with the installed grids.
then proceeded with the installation of fans on the router, using double-sided adhesive 3M accompanying the product. Note that I installed fans blowing air into the router, as in photo ad. But a better solution is perhaps install them to pull air from the inside, preventing him to play a lot of dust inside and eventually loses efficiency over time.
- ASUS RT-installed with the fan AC86U.
- ASUS RT-installed with the fan AC86U.
And it's time to put the ASUS RT-AC86U to work with Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U installed. Aferi room temperature again and she had fallen only 0.2 ° C, then we discard almost no difference under the ambient temperature.
But the difference was large router, with fans connected to CPU temperature dropped from 96 C to 63 C, and the radio 2,4 GHz and 5 GHz, They fell from 60 C to 63 C to 47 C and 53 C, respectively. It is a striking difference of 33 C in the CPU temperature!
- Temperatures at the router after installation fans.
- Router ASUS RT-operating AC86U, after installation of the fans.
- Router ASUS RT-operating AC86U, after installation of the fans.
- Ambient temperature after installing the fans, only to control.
I thought the noise of the fans would be loud and annoying, but the truth is that I can barely notices them running. As next to the router already have NAS Diskstation DS918 + operation, NAS noise just covering up the fans.
Tracing
Estas são as informações de rastreamento do pacote obtidas no site da AliExpress:
2019.02.25 16:32 (GMT-7): Delivery successful 2019.02.19 14:54 (GMT-7): Cleared customs 2019.02.19 13:24 (GMT-7): Started customs clearance process 2019.02.19 13:24 (GMT-7): Held by customs 2019.02.19 13:23 (GMT-7): Accepted by Last Mile Carrier 2019.02.19 13:23 (GMT-7): Shipment at local distribution center 2019.02.17 11:57 (GMT-7): Arrived at destination country 2019.02.11 23:30 (GMT-7): Departed country of origin 2019.02.10 00:09 (GMT-7): Shipment accepted by airline 2019.02.10 00:09 (GMT-7): Shipment left country of origin warehouse 2019.02.09 19:21 (GMT-7): Shipment at country of origin warehouse 2019.02.09 18:51 (GMT-7): Shipment dispatched 2019.02.08 10:19 (GMT-7): Shipment dispatched from warehouse 2019.02.08 10:16 (GMT-7): Shipment packaging completed 2019.02.04 10:27 (GMT-7): Order received by warehouse
And these are the package tracking information obtained on the site of the station:
25/02/2019 16:32 |
Delivered to the addressee object |
25/02/2019 09:18 |
Object out for delivery to the recipient |
21/02/2019 12:48 INDAIATUBA / SP |
Object forwarded Treatment Unit in INDAIATUBA / SP for distribution in Unit REMOVED / SP |
20/02/2019 10:05 CAJAMAR / SP |
Object forwarded Treatment Unit in CAJAMAR / SP for Treatment Unit in INDAIATUBA / SP |
19/02/2019 14:56 CURITIBA / PR |
Object forwarded Distribution Unit in CURITIBA / PR for treatment plant in CAJAMAR / SP |
19/02/2019 14:54 |
Awaiting payment Visit My environment Imports |
19/02/2019 13:23 |
Object received by the post Office of Brazil |
13/02/2019 14:52 SINGAPORE / |
Object forwarded de País em CINGAPURA / countries in International treatment unit / BR |
Table-Summary
It, Finally, We got the table-summary of purchase:
Product Name: | Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U |
Name Original: | It&M Cooling Fan Heat Radiator USB Power Ultra Silent Dissipate Temperature Control For RT-AC68U EX6200 AC15 AC68U Router |
Store: | AliExpress | Store: Iron SuperMan |
Value: | R$ 39,76 |
Current value: | R$ 42,41 (US$ 10,14) |
Payment Method: | Credit Card Visa International |
Shipping Type: | Aliexpress Standard Shipping |
Shipping Fee: | R$ 6,17 |
Package Home Country: | China |
Purchase Data: | 03/02/2019 |
Submission Date: | 08/02/2019 |
Data Delivery: | 25/02/2019 |
Time in Transit: | 17 days |
Declared content: | It&M Cooling Fan Heat Radiator USB Power Ultra Silent Dissipate Temperature Control For RT-AC68U EX6200 AC15 AC68U Router |
Type Marked Content: | Other |
Declared Value: | $ 10.0 |
Taxed: | Not |
Taxable Value: | - |
Tax Value: | - |
Final Considerations
I was quite satisfied with the Fans (Fans) for ASUS Router RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U. 33 C Download the router CPU temperature ASUS RT-AC86U really impressed me.
I have no doubt that there is a design flaw in the thermal part of the ASUS RT-AC86U. Ele pode funcionar bem para quem o utiliza em regiões mais frias ou em ambientes com ar condicionado. Mas para uso residencial em clima tropical, sem ar condicionado, ele certamente precisa dessa ventilação adicional para que a proteção termal não seja ativada nos dias mais quentes.
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Very good review…
Caramba!
Você ainda usa o NS-K330?
Tá usando ele com o SnakeOS ou OpenWRT?
Ele tá ligado aqui, acabei de checar e está com 314 days of uptime.
Mas usar mesmo eu praticamente não uso. Usava basicamente para duas funções: acordar o PC via Wake-on-LAN e atualizar o DDNS. ASUS now does the first job and the 3 routers do the second.
I'm using SnakeOS. I never knew you had OpenWRT for him.
It has a port from 4 years ago that launched the OpenWRT, but compared to the routers, It is very slow and confused.
I was with him until a few days ago, Now I found the serial cable will go back to Snake.
DDNS is not a safe stop, Best mount a VPN al! The asus with merlin firmware can do this easily!