The reason why time capsule running so slow

Question

Temperature is the killer of Time Capsule!
I am live in Hong Kong, a very hot city, and using 500GB TC for a few weeks and experiencing all the problem other user mentioned already in this Forum. Base on my experience, if I turn on Time Capsule and running in Room temperature, it only running slowly and slowly and slowly! But after i turn on my room air-conditioner, TC working fine without any problem~~~
The reason why TC can't work in room temperature (I guess) is TC using Server HardDisk which designed for high performance server and running in GOOOOOOOOD temperature controller environment~~
If you don't have or don't want to turn on air-con. for TC, turn to put a big FAN near your TC and I hope it help.

Answer 1

Read the specs of TC - it clearly states that max operating temperature shouldn't exceed 35 degrees Celsius. Place a thermometer next to TC and monitor the temperature - you'll see that area around TC is always few to several degrees higher than your room temperature in any other place. So, if you are not using AC then your room temperature easy gets now to well above 30 C when outside is exactly 30 C. All your computer stuff and your body are generating heat and adding to the temperature. Thus you are for sure exceed max allowed operating temperature of 35 C around TC.
Also TC needs humidity below 80% (non condensing) to operate - at this moment there is 91% humidity in HK and if you are not running AC and keep windows open then you are again trying to operate TC in humidity well above max allowed.
TC's Environmental requirements:
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Relative humidity (operational): 20% to 80% (non-condensing)
Keep AC on at all time in HK my friend, except in the winter when humidity goes down. And keep good device monitoring temperature and humidity next to TC as well.