Emax

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:56 PM, nonlocalmusic <nonlocalmusic@...> wrote:
> 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?
>
>

>    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?
>

>
> --- 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?
> >
>