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Title: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: bartre on June 10, 2009, 08:34:46 pm

well, I'm working on a MAME cab and  the TV and PC both seem to run fairly cool, but i don't want to have issues down the road with overheating.
so my question is, is heat dissipation a big issue with MAME cabinets?
and if it is, how did you solve it?

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on June 10, 2009, 08:48:28 pm

Fan in the bottom pulling air in, fan at the top blowing it out.

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: bartre on June 10, 2009, 08:52:29 pm

so, two fans at the back?
both fairly low, or one at the very bottom and one above the monitor?

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: leapinlew on June 10, 2009, 09:15:50 pm

I usually just use 1 fan blowing air out and a few strategically placed inlets

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on June 10, 2009, 11:31:48 pm

I have two openings at the very bottom (not back) of my cab and then there is a blowhole on the top.

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: DrFrag on June 11, 2009, 02:05:22 am

I have no fans or vent holes.  Never had a problem with heat.

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: ivwshane on June 11, 2009, 02:39:10 am

I have no fans in my cab but the access panel on the back of my cab is made of peg board. No issues with heat for me.

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: danny_galaga on June 11, 2009, 05:44:05 am

One fan at the top sucking air out. Some vents at the bottom.

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: XeviouS on June 11, 2009, 07:52:52 am

I stuck some vents in the bottom, and I have a 13" square hole at the top just under the monitor to exit the rising heat, and I've never had an issue using just natural air flow - it always seems quite cool in there. Fans could only help though I suppose.

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: TOK on June 11, 2009, 11:05:47 am

I just have mine de-cased and sitting in the bottom of the cab. No extra ventilation or anything.
My original cab is going on 5 years old running like this with no issues, but it's only a 2ghz single core Pentium 4.  :dunno

Title: Re: Heat, is it a problem?
Post by: Benevolance on June 12, 2009, 03:08:59 pm

Quote

I just have mine de-cased and sitting in the bottom of the cab. No extra ventilation or anything.

x2, but four less years. No issues so far.