- Joined
- Apr 30, 2003
- Location
- Chicago
Hey everyone,
I have a large entertainment center that has things like amplifiers, power conditioners, and Audio receivers in my home theatre. These things get EXTREMELY hot and I'm looking for a way to cool them down. They get so hot that they shut down...
This stuff really belongs on a professional rack with rack fans installed between each bay but I don't have the $1,000+ to buy a Audio rack and equipment that looks good in my house. (or the room either)
What I plan to do is just cut small square hole at the bottom of each shelf, install a metal screen over that, and then mount one of those computer fans so it can blow cool air over it. I have some questions:
1. How would I power up these fans? (I'd like to maybe make a switch I could screw on the side of the wood entertainment center that turns them on...) Is there some small power pack that could supply power for 3 or 4 of these fans simultaneously or something like that?
2. What would be the most quiet fan for my to buy?
3. Is there a way to hook up a thermometer so that these things can automatically go on? (I'm not too worried about this actaully, I'm fine with turning these on manually.)
Thanks all!
I have a large entertainment center that has things like amplifiers, power conditioners, and Audio receivers in my home theatre. These things get EXTREMELY hot and I'm looking for a way to cool them down. They get so hot that they shut down...
This stuff really belongs on a professional rack with rack fans installed between each bay but I don't have the $1,000+ to buy a Audio rack and equipment that looks good in my house. (or the room either)
What I plan to do is just cut small square hole at the bottom of each shelf, install a metal screen over that, and then mount one of those computer fans so it can blow cool air over it. I have some questions:
1. How would I power up these fans? (I'd like to maybe make a switch I could screw on the side of the wood entertainment center that turns them on...) Is there some small power pack that could supply power for 3 or 4 of these fans simultaneously or something like that?
2. What would be the most quiet fan for my to buy?
3. Is there a way to hook up a thermometer so that these things can automatically go on? (I'm not too worried about this actaully, I'm fine with turning these on manually.)
Thanks all!