I am thinking of builbing wooden enclosures for my amps and power supplies.
Is it safe to build in a combustible material ? I will of course need some metal for heat sinking.
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Building wooden hifi enclosures
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Re: Building wooden hifi enclosures
yes its fine,just make sure there is room for air to circulate
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Re: Building wooden hifi enclosures
Back in the day, it was pretty common to find amplifiers and tuners sold in either chassis form or with a wooden enclosure. The Armstrong 500 series and Rogers Ravensbrook / Ravensbourne spring to mind. They had ventilation slots in the top IIRC.
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Re: Building wooden hifi enclosures
Thanks for the replies.
I have in the past been warned about fire regulations in case of arcing. Then there is the lack of screening and all the arm chair experts saying wood is a no no.
I think to hell with it. I will just try it out for myself and see what happens. Holes for heat escape should not be a problem - i have a drill and drill bits !
I do think that wooden enclosures are some of the most aesthetically pleasing i have seen.
Stu
I have in the past been warned about fire regulations in case of arcing. Then there is the lack of screening and all the arm chair experts saying wood is a no no.
I think to hell with it. I will just try it out for myself and see what happens. Holes for heat escape should not be a problem - i have a drill and drill bits !
I do think that wooden enclosures are some of the most aesthetically pleasing i have seen.
Stu
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Re: Building wooden hifi enclosures
Armstrong A521 pictured on this thread: http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2524
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Re: Building wooden hifi enclosures
Cheers Simon, a good link there.
I wonder if with a wooden enclosure i can hard wire everything with tinned slid core.
I wonder if with a wooden enclosure i can hard wire everything with tinned slid core.
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Re: Building wooden hifi enclosures
Not sure K, I can do mains cables, speaker cables and interconnects but amp innards are a mystery to me!