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TOILET PAPER TEST FOR LAPTOP

Above photo shows a single square of toilet paper sitting on top of the fan vent of a laptop cooler

TOILET PAPER TEST

QUESTION: I noticed on your website that the QuadCooler draws air down into the laptop cooler. How do I know if my laptop pushes air out or draws it into the laptop? I want to know so that the laptop fans don't work against the QuadCooler fans. Does that make sense???

ANSWER: Yes that makes sense. The QuadCooler will still help your laptop even if the fans are pulling air in different directions. However, it does make sense that the QuadCooler should work better if it is pushing air in the same direction as your laptop. To find out whether your laptop is a "sucker" or a "blower" you should give it the "Toilet Paper Test". Simply get one square of toilet paper and place it over the fan on your laptop. If the square blows off then you've got a blower. If the square gets sucked onto the grill of the fan then you've got a sucker. In theory the QuadCooler works best with "blower" type laptop fan. I hope this answers your question.

LAPTOP MELTDOWN
Most people realize that laptops get hot, but have you ever seen a laptop get so hot that it actually melts. If you do a little searching on the Internet, you will find photos of melted laptops. Although the QuadCooler helps to keep your laptop running cooler, it cannot compensate for a laptop that has a broken or defective internal fan or a defective battery pack. Therefore, we don't guarantee that the QuadCooler can protect all laptops all of the time, because some laptops are either too old, broken, or just defective.

WHAT IS A LAPTOP COOLER?
Here's a pretty good page that describes and illustrates a laptop cooler. Laptop Cooler Information Page

LAPTOP MAINTENANCE
In addition to a laptop cooler, it is a good idea to perform periodic maintenance on the internal cooling system that's built into your laptop or notebook computer. All this requires is to blow out the internal fans and vents on the laptop using a Gas Duster (canned air). Keep in mind that if the fans, vents, or airways get clogged then your laptop will run extra hot or even overheat.

TRUCK DRIVES OVER LAPTOP COOLER
Do not try this at home folks. Here is a YouTube video I found where someone actually tries to test the strength of a QuadCooler by driving a pickup truck on top of the laptop cooler.

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