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Drill holes in rack shelf to keep amp cool?

I have my first seperates system going and it sounds great but the amp gets awful warm. I was thinking about drilling some holes in the shelf it sits on right under the heat sink to get a little more air flow.

The amp is on the bottom shelf which is only a couple of inches above the floor but I figure it would help a little.

Anyone tried this?

Mark
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vernneal
438 posts
 
Your amp is junk buy a new one
sonycdman09
11 posts
 
Hello, just sell your power amp and PRE amp to me!
I'll fix this problem!
hifitime
715 posts
 
Raising the amp up with bigger feet,or something under the feet may help the air flow through the bottom air intakes.♫
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onhwy61
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You really don't have an issue with heat. The Sony will run warm, even a little hot, but that's the way it's designed.
jdoris
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Mark:

I don't know the amp, but you might read around on that piece specifically; as Obhwy61 said, it could easily be designed to run quite warm. As the poster on your system thread said, a bit more breathing room to the rear might be good. (IMO, that poster may very well be right about your speakers; if the domestic economy permits, try pulling them out into the room a bit -- you may be quite pleased.)

John
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