wood cabinets for tube gear and adequate ventilation

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Hi Guys,
I need your advice on something. I'm building a wood cabinet for my Fisher X-100. How much ventilation on the bottom of the cabinet would you advise? I could go with none, i.e. the metal bottom plate being completely covered by the wood panel on the bottom. Or I could cut out some areas of the wood so the metal surface comes into contact with the air. The top will have a nice big screen over the last third or so of the cabinet so there should be decent ventilation from above the chassis. How much is enough for the bottom? I just don't want to reduce the lifespan of my refurbishing work due to the amp getting too hot. I know the best thing to do would be to not have a cabinet but I kind of need the amp to look presentable in order to keep using it. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Bill

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Topic - wood cabinets for tube gear and adequate ventilation - microbe 19:01:38 04/16/07 (2)

Re: wood cabinets for tube gear and adequate ventilation - mkmelt 20:57:15 04/16/07 (1)

Thanks, I'll take your advice! nt - microbe 20:40:38 04/17/07 (0)

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