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Re: Cabinet Cooling



I had exactly the same problem with my cabinet and I used to leave the door
slightly open but the sprogs kept closing it. I ended up drilling 2 holes
(about 50mm - that's 2" to you old gits) as close to the top as possible on
the rear and now I can leave the door closed and the inside stays quite cool
now.

Regards
Dave...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doogie Brodie" <ukhad@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:35 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Cabinet Cooling


> At SWMBO's request, I bought a nice TV cabinet at Ikea...... the only
> one which would fit all the toys in it. My AV amp is on the top shelf,
> because its the one with the most clearance around it, but the problem
> is it's getting mega hot when the doors are closed. At the moment, the
> doors are sitting open and its fine.... it gets a bit warm, but nothing
> to worry about, when the doors are closed and its running, it gets hot
> enough to make you flinch when touching it.
>
> I'm guessing my choices are:- (based on leaving the amp in there.....
> not enough room to have it anywhere else)
>
> Leave doors open all the time. (SWMBO not keen on this)
> Take back off cabinet completely (problem with dust etc, SWMBO keener on
> this than leaving doors open)
> Drill ventilation holes in back of cabinet.... any suggestions for size,
> pattern etc?
> Put a hole in the back and mount a fan in it to suck the heat out.
>
> To me, the last one seems the most sensible, partly because it also will
> suck dust etc out of the cabinet, but only if it can be a pretty silent
> fan..... anyone any recommendations on silentish fans to power from 240v
>  which would do the job........?
>
> Cabinet dimensions are (WxHxD) 95x75x62 if it makes a difference for fan
> size... :)
>
> Cheers
>
> --
> Doogie



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