Cool it!


Greetings to All,
How do you cool your hot amp?
Do you fan air in or away?
From the top or the bottom.
Is proper ventilation enough to keep the amp cool and healthy?
What is the science and your experiences behind this practice? 

Long Live HiFi!
Thank you
tomavodka

Showing 2 responses by kijanki

Ideal would be the fan that forces air from bottom to the top of the heatsinks.  Any air speed would be much better than cooling by convection only.  There are very quiet slow fans available, but positioning them might be difficult.  My amplifier runs only warm, but lowering temperature always extends life of electrolytic capacitors.  Some of the laptop coolers are advertised as quiet, but it might be still audible while fans are likely positioned in wrong places.  I'm thinking about building 1-2" tall base with quiet fans in the proper location and side air intakes.   Good, easy home project.
amg56, Thank you - that is exactly what I was looking for and the price is low, for nicely finished product like that:

https://www.acinfinity.com/receiver-amp-cooling-fans/