Entertainment center too hot!?!?

[verapakill]

Heat will damage electronics fast, fortunately there are reasonably priced solutions. I used a coolerguys thermostatically controlled switch to power a pair of super quiet 120mm computer case fans in one of my racks. I went the budget route with a fixed swtichpower supply) but they also have programmable switches ($35 plus power supply). Or you can just buy a kit from them. Generally you want to pull heat out through the back of the cabinet. On the other hand other than the X-Box I don't see anything like a receiver would be generating a lot of heat so you could just keep the X-Box where it is.

FWIW I've also used an 8" notebook cooler powered off of a USB charger plugged into a switched outlet to cool a heat generating monster of a receiver.

The xbox is the only heat monster right now I have another receiver that I want to put in there as well but I need to find some speakers first

[Drey]

http://www.activethermal.com/page15.html

Cut 2 holes on the back, use one fan as an intake and another as an exaust. The system has a thermo pair set at 86F and will turn itself on and off. Super silent.

[Drey]

http://www.activethermal.com/page15.html

Cut 2 holes on the back, use one fan as an intake and another as an exaust. The system has a thermo pair set at 86F and will turn itself on and off. Super silent.

[sholling]

The xbox is the only heat monster right now I have another receiver that I want to put in there as well but I need to find some speakers first

What's your budget? Audio is my other expensive hobby . If you want to support SoCal companies there are Ascend Acoustics (great speakers) and Hsu Research (great subwoofers).

[Scratch705]

first off, put the xbox down and not standing up. the air intake on the xbox's are on the right side, or bottom side if standing up.

[ldivinag]

check the back of your receiver.

it may have one or two power plugs back there that are wired to turn on and off with the receiver.

then connect the fans to it...

[Yugo]

check the back of your receiver.

it may have one or two power plugs back there that are wired to turn on and off with the receiver.

then connect the fans to it...

id you have a receiver then you dont need what we talked about....but if you dont then the link to that auto switch is exactly what I was talking about building but a 120v relay not 12v like that one.

[verapakill]

http://www.activethermal.com/page15.html

Cut 2 holes on the back, use one fan as an intake and another as an exaust. The system has a thermo pair set at 86F and will turn itself on and off. Super silent.

How much is that system?

first off, put the xbox down and not standing up. the air intake on the xbox's are on the right side, or bottom side if standing up.

It was laying down when it was over heating now it is standing up like in the picture and has no problems

check the back of your receiver.

it may have one or two power plugs back there that are wired to turn on and off with the receiver.

then connect the fans to it...

The extra receiver that I have does have a plug on the back but but its an old one so I would still have to fix the ventilation problem first before I put that in here.

[bohoki]

use wire racks

[verapakill]

Wire racks? Im not sure what you mean.

[tay]

I use the following to circulate air through my entertainment center.

It is USB powered.

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Mobile-Fan-External-Cooling/dp/B00080G0BK

[smird]

Here's some 110v thermostats. You could hook these up to what ever 110v fan you want.

http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/controls.shtml

[smird]

use wire racks

Wire racks? Im not sure what you mean.

I don't think you want wire racks. If you don't even want to remove the back from your center.

[verapakill]

I use the following to circulate air through my entertainment center.

It is USB powered.

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Mo.../dp/B00080G0BK

What do you plug the usb into so you can get power?

[fighterpilot562]

Just get a mini fan thats what i use