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How loud was original cocktail cabs?
danny_galaga:
just had another look at mine. i've lost the info relating to dB etc, but it is 15W, 240V. this is a pic of it attached to a 100mm plumbing fitting. you can see the ipac for scale. it is solid aluminium and i believe that, the depth and coupled with the more effecient running of the high voltage makes it fairly quiet. i just noticed looking at it that its heaps quieter than the CPU fan but maybe a tad noisier than the PSU fan but then it IS moving ALL the air in the cab.
of course this is something i bought years ago for a tube amplifier but i'm sure there are similar things around nowadays.
wizardofdelray, i like that 5 1/4" bay fan. good idea.
Stingray:
I've got a Midway Space Invaders cocktail. It has a pretty good sized fan (maybe six or seven inches in diameter) near the bottom. You can definitely hear it humming when the game is in attract mode, but once you start playing the whole world is pretty well drowned out by that lovely Space Invaders bass. 8)
-S
Xelotath:
My currenct pc is an Athlon 64 3200+ with the original fan, it's not in a cab but I was tired of the noise my old pc made, so for this one I bought a Antec Black Quiet Super Mid Tower. The temp inside is good, I have 3 HD a good video card and never got a problem. when I type I don't even hear the pc working. : http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=93703
Wizard of DelRay:
For the most quiet case, then you need this. Absolutely no noise whatsoever.
MonitorGuru:
The key is high volume, low speed fans. You wont find that with anything that runs on DC computer power. You need a beefy 120volt fan with large blades. These spin at a low speed so don't cause whining, yet with large blades can push through a lot of air. They also were mounted on the bottom of the case so you wouldn't hear them. The air came through the grills up closer to the top. Of course an AC fan could cause monitor interference unless you protect it with a lead plate between them.
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