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I have about 10 single space units. Would be an advantage to have a rack that has provisions for 20 spaces and leave one between each piece? Would a (little) fan behind them help?thanks
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Hot air rises, so put your fans at the top sucking air out. Have fresh air vents at the bottom. Also the rule of old timers is to put the power supplys or things with much inductive coupling (large power transformers)at the bottom or botom rear if you have a dual side rack. Put the preamplifier stages toward the top seperating the preamp from the power amp/supply by several feet. Units with built in power supplys do not apply except you have to be careful in stacking high gain preamps over units with big power trannys inside for it can cause hum. Ray Hughes
Fans have been the method of choice for years. The quicker you can change the air inside the rack, the better. For most home systems, I would thing a 35cfm fan would be enough, and should be reasonably quiet. In large computer installations, they use a sub-floor under which they pipe the AC. Removing a floor tile under a rack re-directs the cool air up thru the rack. Hot air rises, so maybe mount your fan at the top, exhausting out, and provide an inlet at the bottom for fresh air to enter.
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