Cooling my power blocks

[Carl C]

I have a pile of power blocks ; 7 total ; and I noticed they were very hot ; I became concerned so I put shims in between them and bought this nifty fan ! Works great !!!

 

[ca1ore]

Really shouldn’t be stacking power bricks.

 

[King Turkey]

Really shouldn’t be stacking power bricks.

I agree you are shorting there life span could cause a fire wit a fan to waft it with...

 

[Greg P]

DC electronics are capable of creating just as much heat as AC electronics.

Keep those power bricks cooled !! Best to keep them away from each other

 

[Carl C]

Space is tight
Not sure where I could put them all

 

[jpas]

Keep them mounted flat up against a wall line this:

 

[Stanley Wong]

Put heat sink in between the power bricks

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

I might be wrong on this but if you have the bricks in a holder that is too tight and does not allow for expansion when hot, that is bad as well.

 

[don_chuwish]

I like to keep them OUT of the stand in an equipment cabinet. But the fan is a good idea - perhaps our equipment cabinets should have ventilation fans too.

 

[jpas]

I might be wrong on this but if you have the bricks in a holder that is too tight and does not allow for expansion when hot, that is bad as well.

I use Velcro straps, all of the side are open to expand. If your power supply is getting hot enough to be concerned about thermal expansion, then you have other issues related to current draw beyond the PSU's designed output