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Schiit Fans ?

krautmaster said:
I took the Freya+ completely apart this afternoon and drilled a boat load of 1/4" holes in the bottom as that is where it is always the hottest. I didn't have time to give it more than a half hour test, but it felt quite a bit cooler down there than usual.

Note: when you put it back together be careful not to push the top cover all the way back, especially when tightening the nut on the volume control--the three buttons were stuck all the way in (I could not press them) and the unit warm up light flashed continually without operating. I loosened the nut and slid the cover out about 1/32" inch so that the buttons were able to be pushed in and return out like they should. All is good now.
Tip: hold the buttons in place with pieces of Scotch tape on the OUTSIDE of the case to hold them in position when putting the top back on.
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Counted the holes: 219 in total- not pretty (didn't fit well on my drill press) but effective - temps are pretty steady at 102F, down from original the 130F. The top still gets warm, but not HOT.
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That is dedication, but I guess if you have a drill press in the garage. What diameter are the holes?
Drill 4 more because 223 is a prime number.
Are there still four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire?
 
Jalousie said:
That is dedication, but I guess if you have a drill press in the garage. What diameter are the holes?
Drill 4 more because 223 is a prime number.
Are there still four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire?
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1/4" holes--had to skip a few spots as that is were the circuit board attaches... I wish I still had my milling machine, I could have got all the holes EXACT with that...
 
krautmaster said:
If I still had my milling machine I would duplicate the holes around the tubes on the other side- that would really let the heat out.
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I don't have a drill press, but harbor freight has one for $90. It's tempting to pick it up and do this. Hmmm. I need another tool like I need another hole in the head. LOL.
 
lokerola said:
I don't have a drill press, but harbor freight has one for $90. It's tempting to pick it up and do this. Hmmm. I need another tool like I need another hole in the head. LOL.
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You probably don't need as many holes as I made...someone else did about half what I did:
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krautmaster said:
Nowhere to put one, and they are too noisy to use on a preamp.
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AC Infinity makes some very small, very quiet fans. I use them for my tube amps. Set one next to the amp and let it move some air. I probably do not even need to use them because the amps are designed to take the heat, just as yours is.
 
Sliphorn said:
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AC Infinity makes some very small, very quiet fans. I use them for my tube amps. Set one next to the amp and let it move some air. I probably do not even need to use them because the amps are designed to take the heat, just as yours is.
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Even though they are designed to run very warm, I kind of want the thing to last more than the 5 year warranty. All those electrolytic caps in there don't like too much heat. BTW, I use fans on ALL my amplifiers (pics of some - I also have a single 4" fan on top of the opening in the top of my Schiit Tyrs, and my Parasound A23+ has four 3" fans on it. The A23+ used to have an AC Infinity 3 fan unit sitting on the top that vented out the rear but that thing was noisy as hell because it was always kicking into high gear and sounding the alarm).

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Saga+ doesn't get hot in passive or active mode, so I'm sure the Saga 2 runs cold. (Freya+ is a whole different animal from Sagas.)

[Btw, I have not kept up and I see the Saga 2 is the latest and the Saga+ is in the Last Call bin.]
 
I had a Vidar 2 and only sold it because I just didn't need that many watts, but I don't remember it being overly warm for the power it put out.
In this modern era, I don't worry a lot about heat.
 
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