Need help finding exhaust fans

[Gaigebacca]

Ok, so I am in kind of a pickle... My father-in-law has built a home theater room, and then charged me with getting all of the equipment, etc, and setting it up... well he did not talk to me or take any of my suggestions into account in the design phase of the project, so now I am having to make the best out of the situation...

The current setup is that he built a mini-stage with wood cabinets at the front of the room, under the projector screen, to house all of the equipment, and there is no ventilation built into the cabinets... so ofcourse the components overheat if we dont leave the cabinet door open...

So I am trying to find some exhaust fans (200-300mm should be fine I think) to install in the cabinet to get some airflow in there. Does anyone know of any such fans that run off of DC wall power outlets?

Thanks

 

[phlakvest]

http://www.xoxide.com/xoxide-250mm-case-fan.html?utm_content=xoxide-250mm-case-fan&utm_campaign=FROOG&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping

wire it into a 12v wall wart and plug it in the outlet on the back of your reciever so it turns on when the system does.

 

[Adam]

You mentioned DC wall power outlets - did you mean AC?

In addition to what phlakvest suggested, you can also buy temperature-controlled fan kits. The kits are typically built for specific furniture, but I wanted to mention them because one or more might fit your cabinet.

Here's a nice one with built-in temperature control and power adapter. StudioTech and Salamander also sell them.

 

[Rickster71]

Is there anyway you can retro-fit some vent holes in the cabinets?
The key is to pull in cool air at the bottom, and exhaust the hot air out of the top.

 

[alexwakelin]

Parts Express sells a cabinet vent kit:

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=305-245

The one reveiw it received was poor, but might still be worth considering if you want the convenience of a kit.

 

[fredk]

Here is an article on a bunch of silent PC fans. They are all 120mm, but you can probably find smaller fans made by the same companies.

 

[Davemcc]

http://store.audioholics.com/section/66207/1/cooling-components