ill_industries Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 i mod everything i own, so why not mod my new technics home theater reciever? so heres the begining.... i was looking at junk in comp usa today and saw this in the clearance bin so it was installed... er wedged into place i also installed 3 red mini LEDs pointed at the fans, but when i powered everything up there was a definate noise interferance removed the 3 LEDs and all is ok i will soon add a cathod instead and attempt to backlit the buttons and knobs B) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 nice dont forget finished pics for us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ill_industries Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 when i finish it, can i add it to the case gallery?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Nice.. but did it have fans in it in the first place? If not, why would you add some? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 i've got a stereo amp from Technics and it has a load/temp activated fan in there... if yours only has passive heatsinks then it's been designed to operate on passive cooling alone... so, i don't see the point of fans either... lights, windows, etc, however would be kinda snazzy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ill_industries Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 i've got a stereo amp from Technics and it has a load/temp activated fan in there... if yours only has passive heatsinks then it's been designed to operate on passive cooling alone... so, i don't see the point of fans either... lights, windows, etc, however would be kinda snazzy... 397222[/snapback] yes it was designed for passive cooling, but it did put some heat off at high volume youll have to wait and see what i do next im definately NOT distroying the current case just to add junk to it if i can make/find another then anything can happen til then, i was considering accent lights and stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewkivela Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 i was thinking about doing something like that to my pioneer 110x7 it gets pretty hot after pushing my bose surroung sound after a couple of hours. -drew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 (edited) My home theater gets hot too even with a fan like hardnrg on it when i open the glass door to shut it off after a couple of movies, it's like opening an oven door lol Btw, nice sig hardnrg Edited January 17, 2005 by kobalt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD_Wannabe Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 My home theater gets hot too even with a fan like hardnrg on it when i open the glass door to shut it off after a couple of movies, it's like opening an oven door lol Btw, nice sig hardnrg 397440[/snapback] tip: leave the doors open a bit i do that with mine and its keeps it a bit less toasty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 tip to everyone who has their kit in an A/V display cabinet... mod the back with an exhaust fan at the top... or at least, mod an exhaust hole (or holes) at the back, at the top... my amp would probably auto cut-out from thermal protection if i closed the doors... the fan spins even at relatively low output (~20%) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 (edited) i've torn the backing off,but i think a quiet 120mm fan would help even more, i,ll see what i can do about that. Another thing adding on the 1,000,000 things to do list on the house Edit: Mine did shut off once while the volume was a bit too high, it was a good movie though Edited January 18, 2005 by kobalt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 I have dual 120 mm fans on my amp in my room...it's too much to ask a passive heatsink to deal with a 1200 watt output continuously. A couple of low speed fans make the difference between my movie/music session cutting out and pure musical bliss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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