Thread: Heat Buildup and Your AV Components

btw Clint, the link of that page is still misfiring.

Quote: As you use your entertainment system to watch movies or play music, most of the components convert 100% of the power they consume into heat. That statement would, of course, violate the universal law of conservation of energy. If 100% of the energy is being converted to heat, then absolutely nothing else could be done by the component as there is zero energy to do it. In reality, the most inefficient Class-A amplifiers convert about...

Quote: Originally Posted by edmcanuck That statement would, of course, violate the universal law of conservation of energy. If 100% of the energy is being converted to heat, then absolutely nothing else could be done by the component as there is zero energy to do it. In reality, the most inefficient Class-A amplifiers convert about 80% of their energy to heat which is a long cry from 100%. When you're talking about a Class-D amplifier,...

I think my XBOX 360 converts 110% of its power into heat .

That IS a funny statement, and the idea was that much of the energy is converted into heat. I'll tone back the exuberance of the phrasing. Toaster indeed - even a toaster doesn't covert 100% of its energy into heat.

Odd... I guess mine is broken... it converts energy into toast.

Have you tried using the AV Cooler offered by Antec ? It's cool and really get's the job done ! I had continous problems with my Home Theatre Amplifyer shutting down due to over heating, however once I added this cooler into my cabinet all problems were solved. I believe you can score at Fry's electronics for about $69

Have you tried using the AV Cooler offered by Antec ? It's cool and really get's the job done ! I had continous problems with my Home Theatre Amplifyer shutting down due to over heating, however once I added this cooler into my cabinet all problems were solved. I believe you can score at Fry's electronics for about $69

I know more people should take heed to the heat build-up,this is why some a/v equipment gets refurbished and sold at a lower price. I bought a Oak entertainment center my first one when CD were new. The EC would only fit a 27'' tv,had a beatiful stack cabinet 8 shelves,glass door on one end and the other end held 300 vhs tapes 5 shelves wooden door opens up to them . TV fit in the middle. Back at that time only Sony made a...

I'm pretending to work, so I have to core dump this quick: The greater the temperature differential between the rack and the room, the less fans are needed. Generally wider racks are better for the chimney effect. One of the reasons a wide rack runs better than a thin one, or a shelf setup, is because of the 'chimneys' on both sides of the rack. If you do have to use a closed wood shelf system, have the outsides of the shelves...