Keeping Equipment Cool

[Texas_Scot]

I have recently established my first system centered around an AVR-630 receiver. I have the receiver, a cable STB, DVD and CD player stacked in one cabinet.

I am finding that the cabinet gets very hot when the equipment has been in use for a few hours. I am thinking that it may be worthwhile to install a small fan at the top of the cabinet to help circulate air and hopefully keep the components a little cooler.

Does anyone have any comments as to whether this would work and if so any recommendations regarding the fan to use, installation position, location, etc.

Regards

Texas_Scot

 

[jaxvon]

For maximum cooling, I would install 1 or 2 fans to blow air into the cabinet in the bottom, and 1 or 2 to blow air out at the top. If you have room, use 120mm, 120v fans wired in parallel with a rheostat switch so you can control the speed to a point where the noise isn't noticable.

 

[sdy284]

For maximum cooling, I would install 1 or 2 fans to blow air into the cabinet in the bottom, and 1 or 2 to blow air out at the top. If you have room, use 120mm, 120v fans wired in parallel with a rheostat switch so you can control the speed to a point where the noise isn't noticable.

that pretty much sums it up!

 

[claudermilk]

Follow jaxvon's advice, that's the best way. I have part of what he has suggested; I just have one 120mm 115VAC fan at the top of my cabinet even with the top of my receiver & it now stays cool to the touch even after hours of play.

I hadn't thought of hooking a rheostat in, very good idea & I think I'll look into that. The larger fans tend to spin slower & have less annoying noise to start with.