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Thanks for the help Paul. I'm okay on the size of the Power One, I
have the 5 Amp version. I had estimated the draw at about 3.5 Amps.
I still may put the supply in its own box on the floor, perhaps with a
fan. The standoffs are a good idea, I hadn't thought of that. I may
use a fan rather than expose the heat sink. In the synth cabinet each
row is isolated from the other, each row is tilted differently similar
to Stooge Moe's cabinets. The "shelves" dividing the rows support the
modules which are mounted using Stooge Larry's rails. The shelves
are about three inches deeper than the modules. I have cut holes in
the back of each row with a hole saw to allow the heat to flow upward
along the back of the cabinet. My idea with fans was to put one in
the lower left back side drawing in and one in the upper tight back
blowing out. With the holes in each row properly sized there should
be a positive flow upward throughout the back of the cabinet.
Alternatively, without the fans, I could hole saw some holes in the
bottom and top rear of the cabinet allowing convection to provide the
cooling flow.
I will certainly follow the suggestions on supply distribution. I
have some of the prescribed barrier strips laying around, and 14
stranded was exactly what I had in mind.
Maybe I'll do it differently when I run out of space and have to
expand. (Hah!) Mitchell eat your heart out!
Paul Haneberg