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Re: [motm] Re: heat buildup?

2007-08-03 by Larry David

Thanks everyone.  For now I'll keep it closed and maybe open a slit  
on the top per Paul's recommendation once it starts to fill up  
(which, at the rate I've been going, will be when cars fly - watched  
the director's cut of Bladerunner last night, set in L.A. in 2019,  
with flying cars and all...)

ld

On Aug 3, 2007, at 2:31 PM, djbrow54 wrote:

> My cabinets are all completely closed.  I worry more about dust and
> contamination than heat (I also live on a gravel road so there is
> LOTS of dust).  I elevated my power supplies in the cabinets on 1"
> aluminum frames so that there is air flow around all 6 sides of the
> supply.  I also don't load them anywhere near rated capacity. Heat
> rise is negligible although I have never specifically measured it.
>
> Dave
>
> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Larry David <larrydavid777@...> wrote:
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>> Hi all - I built a two row case (20U in each row) for my MOTM-
> based
>> modular.  In it now are a 900 PS, a 440 and a 110; finishing up
> an
>> 800 EG kit and will be adding some DIY modules next.  Right now
> there
>> is a back panel that slides on and off but it is rather kludgey
> and
>> rattles at certain bass frequencies.  I'm thinking of just
> screwing
>> it in place, making the case more or less "air tight", aside from
>> whatever air passes through the front panel jacks or tiny "slop"
>> spaces between modules.  Will I get too much heat build-up in the
>> case with no air circulation?  I'd like to keep the dust out as
> much
>> as possible (and not drill ventilation holes in the back panel).
> For
>> some reason my studio gets rather dusty, though I take pains to
>> prevent it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ld
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