I'm putting together a false floor setup, and have worked in four muffin fans into the 'roof' of the false floor, and the electronics are all concealed under this 'roof'.

People have been telling me that I will have overheating issues, even with the fans. What do you think?

Also, the 'roof' will be covered with an oem carpet, so airflow shouldn't be that obstructed, or will it?



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if you have 4 fans in there as long as they are setup to properly draw the hot air out you shouldn't have a problem at all.


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cool thanks. the fans will be more than enough to suppy the compartment with fresh cool air. theres really only one way to tell, and like others have said, ill just have to find out.

also thought of leaving the fans exposed, but covered in a grill that is painted the color of the carpet that I am putting in. sort of like the mesh you put in a bumper, and leaving the mesh exposed



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that will be fine, if you do that i would set the fans to push air out of the enclosure, if you have the fans sucking cool air in, your going to have to clean the thing off allot because of all the dust collectin on the grill cloth cover.


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Would it make more sence to have two pushing and two pulling?

To keep the flow going.


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if u do that your wasting two fans.

4 fans pushing will move twice the air as two fans pushing and two fans pulling.

u just have to make the opening on the opposite end as big as the opening of the 4 fans. chances are two will move enough air for ya though.


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sort of like this..?



[ ] AMP1 [X]
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[ ] AMP2 [X]
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Openings

the Fans on the right pull air in, air passes over AMP1 and AMP2 and then the hot air is pushed out of Openings? it keeps the amps cool enough?(i know my RF's could boil water and i dont even have them under a false floor yet)

yeah if your enclosure is sealed up except for the fan openings and vent openings, when the fans are pushing cool air into the chamber the air inside the box has to go somewhere, so it will go out the holes on the other side.


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coool. thanks for all the info. I'll do some testing with the fans and the floor and what not and I'll let you guys know how it goes.



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