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Rack build DONE!!!

jamzcl

jamzcl

Jul 21, 2004
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Des Moines, IA USA
#1
FINALLY got all my components assembled today. I know it's not everyones taste and a piece or two are purely cosmetic, but every piece was thought out for a reason.

I already had one Ampeg logo from a previous blank but I wanted vented blanks this time. I went with hex shaped vents to be similar to the vent in the Crown amp.

Then, since you could see through both vents pretty well I decided one of those ProCool LED fans would be nice to see a little color through there...and it wasn't that expensive. The 3 fans are VERY quiet and this rig should NEVER overheat :D

All the components are listed in my profile if anyone is interested and can't tell from the pics.

Let me know what you think :)

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#9
Thanks guys :)

I haven't weighed it yet, jazzblade. The Crown itself is 29lbs. Those rack rails on the rear are actually pretty heavy. The fans hardly weigh anything, but the wall-wart it came with is THE heaviest wall-wart I've ever felt! I'm guessing it's creeping up on 70lbs.
 
#11
Oh - and about the Ampeg logo vents.

I got the logos off of eBay and they are metal with 3 prongs on the back. I ground the prongs off so it was flush on the back.
Next I took an old mouse pad and cut thin strips out of it. On the back of the logo I super-glued 5 stragecially placed pieces and then glued it to the hex vents. I like it out in front of the vent instead of gluing it directly to the vent - that way it gives it a shadow line and more depth.

Logos are on solid as a rock :)
 
#13
jamzcl said:
The way these are facing, they are blowing air towards the preamp (so I guess intake)....actually, all fans seen are blowing back to front.
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I think those crowns are pulling air from front to back, at least thats what looking at the fans tell me.

Either way, the blades are facing different directions, so ones doing one direction and the other is opposite.
 
#17
Ah! As someone who has built lots of PC towers, I was going to recommend to have your rack mounted fans blow in the opposite direction of your Power Amp exhaust fans to create circulation. In a closed (or somewhat closed) environment like that you want to try to keep your intake flow close to your exhaust flow. That setup should keep everything nice and cool. :cool:
 
#20
I tried throwing a red rope light into the back of my rack once to get something like that effect (see Diamond amps, they've got the same kind of look)... however, when I did it, it looked like I had a red rope light thrown in the back of my rack. This looks slick!

I think it's probably overkill with the fans, but better safe than sorry I guess! Where did you get the fan and light assembly?
 

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