Just bought this for a media cabinet and wondering if I should have it installed at the back top pushing air in or out?
1289806
I've always used negative pressure to cool things in a smaller area. This means pull the hot air out.
1187543
I do not have a heavy speaker load on my unit so I can't give an informed answer. However I would not recommend stacking another unit on top of this one since you will block the vents and impede cooling when it might be required. Without ever measuring the load or the internal temperature, how would you really definitively know when you are overloading the unit?
963527
Do you have a truly "flat back"?If so, I'd guess 8-10 inches.But do you really want no air flow b/t the back of your tv and wall?
2180757
Depends on which way you place it. You can have it push or pull air. I have two in my case now, one as an intake and one as an exhaust. The side with the Corsair label is where the air is pulled from, opposite side is where it's pushed out.
1940226
I depends on which direction you mount it. Many people prefer on a multi fan case to exhaust through the back and top with the side and front sucking air in.
2219519
You shouldn't install it in a cabinet. It puts off a lot of heat at the back of the unit which can cause a fire. It needs to be on a counter or something in an open air environment
1756757
I do not see why it would not work however, I would suggest one blowing on the A/V R and the other mounted vertical to blow air out of the cabinet. I mounted these two vertical blowing in on one side of my cabinet as a shelf was between them for XBOX and Cable box. Then on the other side with the A/V R I mounted a double unit horizontally blowing air out of my cabinet. Depending on your intake be careful not to blow dust into your A/V R
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These fans are not really made to mount in a cabinet like that... I ran into that problem myself... I did go ahead and cut a hole in my cabinet and mounted the best I could and they work fine... These are basically made to just sit beside, under or back of your equipment... You might be a better carpenter than I am and can make it work for you... Hope this helps!
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I personally would not put it in a space without a little air circulation. This unit is being used in a small alcove with approximately 4-6 inches clearance around and works really well. The air is forced out through the bottom front.
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Im not quite sure but,just for safety reasons i would keep it in an open aired enviroment Such as on top of a counter.i have mine on top of my cabinet.
190492
Hello Richard, I had the same dilemma and I decided that the fan would be much more effective when used as an exhaust fan. I have a very hot running tube amp and it keeps it running warm. I did angle the cabinet to the back wall so that the air would be reflected away at about a 15 degree angle. Hope this helps. Jnm
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You should beable too, a fan is a fan. And you would want it to blow outwards so he back with sticker facing out.. depending on your mb it should automatically know
1900370
That is where I put it, as high as possible. If you place it low, it will remove all the cooler air and hot air will build up.
1488677
Back of cabinet has a place for cables to go thru . This cabinet is for a tv receiver or CD player to be used for a tv. I don't use it for that. I have it against awall and place home can jars. Cabinet very strong can support the jars and looks real nice
1940220
There is an arrow on the fan that show you the direction the air will flow. If mounted on the rear of the case, You always want the fan to blow air out of your case.
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I would actually use 2 fans. One to push and one to pull. I used these for a Dish Network receiver which runs very hot inside the cabinet. I used one fan to blow air into the box and one fan to pull air out of cabinet. Works great.
1940219
The one I purchased pushes/sucks the air out. In my opinion, this may be the best direction as the CPU heat sink and fan draws/pulls hot air up from the CPU and since this fan would be fixed in close proximity it would be good to have it complete the job by taking that hot air out of the case.