Emax

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "nonlocalmusic" <nonlocalmusic@...> wrote:
> all electronics produce heat as a by product and yes they get hot 

  but its ok to be a temps of 60 o/c any thing higher than this will
always shorten life span say for instance a power cap rated at 85 o/c 
 will work at max temp of 85 o/c for 10000 hours before failure but
 will work for upto 40000 hours at lower temps most ic and electronic
components work at 85 o/c 

 if you want better heat performance then opt for military grade
components these work upto 105 o/c and have a much longer life span

 i only use military grade components when upgrading and making circuits  

 it should be fine there is a gap where the feet are of about 4-5 mm

 the emax1 does not get as hot as a asr10 these have no air vents
 the psu gets so hot that the solder can melt and cause dry joints
 you get scorch marks on the lid 

 if you are that worried put the emax at the top of the rack

 i use rack trolleys that can be set at any angle and have free air
flow they are cheep you can buy them of ebay for £20-30 20u high with
caster wheels i use them they make working so much easier as i have 15
samplers and many modules and synths so if i want to use certain
samplers i just pull the trolley rack over with the synths and
samplers i want to use and plug them into the patch bay from the patch
bay on each rack that way i never have to go to the back of the rack
to mess with cables they are always set up

 its easy to put 2 5v brush less fans in with rubber shock mounts 

 one on one side at the front on the side panel and the other on the
other side panel at the back  but you do need the components to get to
a certain optimal temp for them to work properly.

jammie
>    I know from the sticker that I'm not supposed to cover the vents of
> my Emax, but these were meant to be racked after all. Do I need to
> keep a space open above the Emax or will it breathe well enough racked
> close?
>     I don't have a lot of space right now and 1 slot is enough to put
> a crimp in my ergonomics workflow, but I would hate to hurt the emu. 
> Has anybody had problems with overheating?
> I have a 6 unit desktop rack with an emax on the bottom, ensoniq dp4+
> above it, power conditioner up above and a mixer  on top.  It does
> warm up a bit (not yet egg frying time), but how hot is too hot?
>