Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Serpent on January 10, 2004, 03:49:45 am
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Since I've heard heating is a problem when you place your TV rotated, I've thought it would be a good idea to install two fans on the case. I will place one on the right side and other one on the top (when the TV is in horizontal mode). The one on the top would take air inside and the one on the right would evacuate the hot air. When rotated anticlockwise (when more problems of heating may occur), the air flow would be: left fan introducing air and top fun taking it out. What do you think? And, in order to avoid noise, I think it would be interesting to provide less voltage to the fans. What's the voltage for a PC case fan? 12v? I could get 6 from a hd connector, right?
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I think the electromagnetic field generated by your fans is gonna screw up your TV. If your kitten was cold you wouldn't put it in the microwave to warm it up...some things just don't go together. ;D
Seriously, if you keep the fans far enough away from the TV you should be fine...just test before you cut those holes!
Thats what I think. ;)
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Oh I see. Maybe it would be a better idea to remove the tv case so as to reduce heat?
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I think the electromagnetic field generated by your fans is gonna screw up your TV. If your kitten was cold you wouldn't put it in the microwave to warm it up...some things just don't go together. ;D
Not necessarily. I have my TV laying 45 degrees from horizontal (it's in a Bally Midway vertical cab). The buttons would get noticably hot on the front of the TV after a few minutes of use.
I just got a cheap 8" box fan from a yard sale and it sets up on top of the computer tower that is in the back of the cabinet. Blows cool air right into the back of the TV--works great amd there is no interference from the fan on the TV screen. Fan is probably 18 inches from the back of the TV tube. Keep in mind I don't have a rear door on my cabinet so plenty of cool air can get back there.
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You could use a pair of small (but high powered) fans mounted somewhere else (not to the TV) and then tunnel the air to and from the unit... kinda like how some computer systems have a large 120mm(?) fan mounted at the back of the case and then tunnel the air over a large heatsink on the processor... fans mounted somewhere (airflow direction of your choice) with some dryer vent (or similar tubing) to direct the airflow to and from your TV blah blah blah you get the picture i'm sure.
of course i'm sure the blowing fan would do better than the sucking fan, but who knows?
billyjack