Doepfer

If only 600+200mA are requried I'd expect only a small heating of the heat
sinks. I suppose that the heat sink temperature will not go beyond 35-40
degrees Celsius. From our experience only with the full load the the heat
sink temperature may reach 50-60 degrees Celsius.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer


> Hi all, I have a question about Doepfer DIY kit #1 power supply.
> I made quite shallow 6U 84HP case and I want to use it with
> mentioned PSU. The heat sink part of the PSU would be mounted
> inside the case while the transformer part would be outside the case.
>
>
> My question is how hot does the heatsink get? It would be only
> 1-2 cm from the nearest pcb board of the module, is this too
> near? The case is meant for travelling so it's completly closed.
> I would be using around 600 mA on the positive rail and around
> 200mA on the negative.
>
>
> Also the case is made out of wood but the bottom part is made
> from aluminium. Is it okay to mount the psu to the aluminium
> bottom of the case and put a screw connected with ground cable
> like it is done in my G6 cases?
>
>
> Sorry if some of these are silly questions, it's my first DIY
> venture and I am afraid of doing something wrong.