How hot is to hot
Due to the A51 being larger than I anticipated, it had to be installed in an enclosed cabinet. I can prop the cabinet door open and it also has a small exhaust fan. I have never had any problems with the A51 over-heating but I was concerned and finally bought a thermometer. After many hours of playing the temp. will reach 100 degrees, is this to hot, should I look into the zbreeze fan.
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100 degrees is not "too hot" for a power amp. However, it is definitely too hot for a control amp or CD player.
Generally, lowering the temperature will prolong the life of the equipment. Equipment with surface mouted techology should not be exposed to big variations in temperature (heating/cooling) as this will put strain on the compontents and usually will result in early failure (this goes for most electronics except some power amps).
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Peter,
Thank you for the info, the only other piece of equipment in the cabinet with the amp is the power conditioner, I guess it worked out for the best that I could not put the A51 in the cabinet with the C2 as originally planned.
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