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Heat, is it a problem?
« 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?
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2009, 08:48:28 pm »
Fan in the bottom pulling air in, fan at the top blowing it out.
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #2 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?
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2009, 09:15:50 pm »
I usually just use 1 fan blowing air out and a few strategically placed inlets
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2009, 02:05:22 am »
I have no fans or vent holes.  Never had a problem with heat.
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2009, 05:44:05 am »

One fan at the top sucking air out. Some vents at the bottom.
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #9 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
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Re: Heat, is it a problem?
« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2009, 03:08:59 pm »
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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.
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