All this talk of fans blowing or sucking...........I am waiting for the typical porn music to start playing. The only way to go would be the OEM Texas Star fan kits.
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Texas Star 500V fan retro fit?
- Thread starter Limeybastard
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The legendary Psycho responds ;-) read so many of your past posts with great interest and knowledge, cheers.
Back to the question, the two fans are blowing up into the heatsinks of the amp.
Blow'n or Suck'n… either way works.
At least that's what I told the truckstop "lot lizzard" last night!
I hope you were wearing a Raincoat while talking.
Its scientifically proven blowing cools faster than sucking. Sit in front and in back of a box fan. What cools you most? Airflow is the key.
On another note when I buy fans that may wind up getting hot I shy away from the plastic fans and go with a metal case/blade fan. I find EBM Papst fans nos and used on Ebunk.
https://www.ebmpapst.us/en/
On another note when I buy fans that may wind up getting hot I shy away from the plastic fans and go with a metal case/blade fan. I find EBM Papst fans nos and used on Ebunk.
https://www.ebmpapst.us/en/
With the Texas Star fan its a full shroud. More or less ductwork directing the air through the heatsink regardless of which way the fan is spinning.
Not even sure which way mine is going, but It seems to work just fine.
I don’t know dimensions for comparison, but wouldn’t a bracket and maybe some flashing allow a smaller amp to be fitted?
If there AIN’T some redneckery in evidence, can it be said to be CB?
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Actually, now that I look at it than fan kit posted isn’t the same as mine, but similar. Mine has legs and turns the amp upright, with the fan on bottom.
When I get around to it I’m just going to bend one out of sheet metal for the 350.
Not trying to Thread jack, pretty sure the question has been answered, & excellent advice was given. Now seeing as how the thread is Texas Star cooling, has anyone tried a liquid cooling system? Pc's were/ still are cooled by fans, people are now using liquid cooling systems for some of the more serious gaming pc's. How well would that work for a TS used in a base station? Just as a thought...
I'd be very surprised if it hasn't been tried in the keydown circles.
Mount a 400-HP engine in the back of a service body for mo powuh? An accessory engine-drive cooling system is snap.
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Key down circles wouldn't surprise me. Were my mobile amp lower, I'd seriously consider doing it myself, with the radiator located into one of the vents for the a.c. to blow past. Was thinking about it for base usage, one could plumb it into the mini fridge next to the desk & keep the amp cool. Might warm the beer a bit though...