Amp cooling/rack

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:15 pm

I dont know if i read that correctly...but doesnt that say 700-1800 F? If your amps are running that hot there is a BIG problem.
TEDD

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:14 pm

lol, that's rather high...

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:21 pm

William from NOLA wrote:lol, that's rather high...

I think that they ment -700 - 1800 or w/e the specs were, because if your amp ever got near 700 degrees you do have one hell of a problem...

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:48 pm

Any rec. on what wood to use, or should i just use some mdf. I used 3/4" mdf on the box, so should i just go ahead and use that again, for makin the amp rack?

Also any one who has had expierence with building these before, any tips?

Thanks in adavance

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:11 pm

Anything you want really. It's not essential to have a certain rigidity as in a subwoofer enclosure.

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:17 am

I would use 1/2 wood, liquid nails and nails.

Build it as tight to the amplifiers as possible. Within a 1/2" from the top.

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:21 am

I don't know alot about building amp racks, so i don't fully understand why you want it to be built as tight to the amps as possible. Is this to minimize the ammount of air space in the box, so the fans have to move as little ammount of air as possible?

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:42 pm

I have another question, the fans that i want to use (Stinger sf2) are 1 1/2" deep. So how would i go about mounting them on the cover of the amp rack if there is only 1/2" space above the amps. Do the fans have to be mounted flush with the amp rack cover's surface, or can they be mounted inch above it...
Thanks
Dave

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:51 pm

Okay well i guess i'll just begin construction onthe amp rack, and worry about the fans later on. I'll be sure to keep ya up to date on my progress.
Pics will be posted.

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:49 am

Sorry for the dealy been a busy guy lately (new G/F :) )

I would mount the fans on the end of the amp rack. The idea is to keep the airspace minimum so the fans can draw more air flow over the warm amps thus cooling them better.

Build it whatever it takes to make the amps/fans fit. If you have to put the amps on a raised platform inside the rack do so.