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Do most people add fans to the cabinet back?
Beretta:
if you buy online be weary of the shipping charges..
newegg rarely has FS on any of their fans and although they have some cheap fans the shipping charges is quite high on them even though they weigh very little.
if you have a fry's or micro center near you those are good places, you'll pay taxes but it should still be cheaper then ordering from newegg.
micro center has 120mm fans putting out 54 cfm, for 2.99, come in black or clear with blue led.
http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.phtml?sortby=pricelow&web_group=byopc_cooling&category=HJ1&subcategory=HJ1D
they also have a 140mm for the same price but it's hard finding 140mm fan guards.
dekar24k:
Unless you have put several harddrives, dual graphics cards or other major heat generating stuff in your cab, vents will do just fine. :) Also, the more space you have in your cab, the more fresh air will circulate and the less you will need exhaust fans.
syph007:
Ya i decided to just try vents first. I got some from home depot today and will be painting them black and installing tonight. I was just starting to wonder after I sealed in the back if fans were needed.
dekar24k:
--- Quote from: syph007 on September 09, 2009, 12:44:54 pm ---Ya i decided to just try vents first. I got some from home depot today and will be painting them black and installing tonight. I was just starting to wonder after I sealed in the back if fans were needed.
--- End quote ---
Oh sorry, when I said "vents" I meant that you only needed to make sure there are ventilation holes in the cabinet. No need for tubes or similar IMO. :)
Zebidee:
Unless you live in a perfect climate, fans are highly desirable. A fan costs a few bucks and is dead easy to install. Alternatively, you can leave the back door off your cabinet, which is what I usually do until I install a fan.
Heat causes problems, but humidity can also cause even bigger problems in either hot or cold conditions. I'm pretty lucky to live in Canberra as the humidity is quite low here, and rarely have problems. Even so, a lot of the cabs I make end up in Sydney, which is hotter and more humid than Canberra, so I make sure that I to install exhaust fans (just one 120mm) before selling them. I should also echo Beretta's earlier comments about a big fan being better.
I have restored many cabs and the worst ones are from Wollongong, which is hot & humid & coastal (& often smoky). In these cabs I tend to find a lot of surface rust on metal surfaces, and have had to replace many metal panels / parts in my restorations. Their old monitors really seem to have wilted in the heat & humidity too.
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