Good idea about the thermometer. Thanks.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joshua MacCraw Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] New receiver - heat question Put a thermometer on top of the unit running and see how warm it gets free standing & in the shelf, compare then decide if you need a fan. Most you likely need is a 24cm low speed fan to aid convection. I always wondered about ambient temps in stereo cabinets with doors and no fans On Jan 27, 2012 5:39 PM, "Bobby Heid" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Greg, > > I actually just hooked it up today (not in shelf) to test speakers and all. > It is warmish, not hot. How much room is between your DVR and receiver? > > I was going to look for a quieter fan, I was just showing the kind of > fan I was looking at. I actually think I might need to elevate the > fan and have it blow straight across the unit. > > Bobby > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg > Sevart > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] New receiver - heat question > > Does it actually get hot? My new Denon AVR-2112ci barely gets warm > under normal usage, and I have a Dish DVR on top of it due to space > constraints in my current stand/media center. > > 35dB is a lot of noise for a HT fan. These are designed for passive > cooling, so ANY air movement is going to do wonders, even if it does > get hot now. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bobby > Heid > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] New receiver - heat question > > Hi, > > > > I have my tv on a built-in shelf with an open shelf underneath it like > below (well as I can draw it with line art). > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > | > | > > | TV > | > > | > | > > | > | > > ---------------------------------------- > > | | > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > | | > | > > | | Receiver > | > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > | | > | > > | Door | Door > | > > | | > | > > | | > | > > | | > | > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > The area where the receiver is at is open on the front. > > > > The problem is that when I ordered it, I was thinking that the area > where the receiver is to go had enough room. The measurement that I > was thinking about was to the top of the shelf that the tv is sitting > on and not to the bottom of the shelf. > > > > What I have ended up with is that the shelf above the receiver is only ½ > above the top of the receiver. > > > > I do not think that ½ is really a sufficient clearance amount to > allow proper cooling. One thing that I thought about doing was to > place a small a/c fan > > Something like: > http://www.amazon.com/110V-115V-AC-Cooling-120mm/dp/B006F6LVTW > > Behind the receiver blowing toward the front and upwards (maybe 45 > degrees or so) of the receiver so that it moves the air above the receiver away. > > > > What do you all think about that solution? If it matters, the > receiver is an Onkyo TX-NR609. > > > > Thanks, > > Bobby > > > > >
