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Ht equipment cooling advice

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#1 ·
Hello fellow HT shackers,

I am building a home entertainment center to house my HT equipment and for my LCD to sit on. I want to include fan cooling into the design (computer-type fans exhausting out the back) to keep the electronics cool.

Now the hard part to me is how to control the cooling. One option is to have a thermostat-controlled AC outlet or switch for the fans. However I don't know where to find something like that.

The other option is controlling it myself. I have an onkyo 1007, and there are no switched outlets on it. Could I integrate the control into the zone 2,3 12V trigger(s)? I believe I could macro this into the remote to turn on with the receiver, etc.

Any advice would be great. Thanks!
 
#6 ·
I have two cabinets in the console where the electronics are going. Ambient temperature is what it will be based off of.
http://shop.ebay.com/drmckenzie/m.ht..._from=&_ipg=25 <- they have thermostat activated cooling solutions and they're reasonably priced.
This is what I was aiming for! thanks!

This is sort of what I'm basing my design off of, but I'll be using higher quality materials and different dimensions, etc (also a granite top!):
http://www.standoutdesigns.com/store/pc/Horizon-N702-XL-Solid-Wood-TV-Console-10p729.htm
 
#8 ·
The "DUAL Mega-fan Cabinet AV Cooling Fans w/Digi thermostat" product linked by tjlevasseur looks like a good package (fan, power supply, and thermostat). I like the dual fans, too, for some redundancy. I just don't see any data on the fan (airflow, noise level).

sga2
 
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