Outrun Pcb hot…add a fan?

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My outrun pcb seems to get really hot. I wanted to add a fan an have a 12v one kicking around and was going to throw that in there to keep air moving over the pcb stack. Anyone do this? Anything I should consider before doing this? Seems harmless and should help? Thanks
 
Original cab never had one but it can't hurt. Just do it non destructively to the cab so it does require hacking original cab harness wires and can be reversed if needed.
 
Original cab never had one but it can't hurt. Just do it non destructively to the cab so it does require hacking original cab harness wires and can be reversed if needed.
Yeah, there's a switching power supply in there, I've had the cabinet for so long I don't even remember if that's the original design or if I put it in there to power the sound amps or something at some point I was just gonna tap into the 12.v on that
 
Uprights had a fan on the slanted part behind the monitor, that was a 120mm AC fan. You can look into my restoration thread for a very nice replacement. No need to tap into 12V, this goes staring into AC.


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Uprights had a fan on the slanted part behind the monitor, that was a 120mm AC fan. You can look into my restoration thread for a very nice replacement. No need to tap into 12V, this goes staring into AC.


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Thanks not sure I'm seeing where you tapped into power or mounted the fan. I'm on my phone maybe I need to go to full site to see all the pics. Switcher WOULD work through right?
 
Thanks not sure I'm seeing where you tapped into power or mounted the fan. I'm on my phone maybe I need to go to full site to see all the pics. Switcher WOULD work through right?
I have it tapped into the AC input of the switcher, it turns on when the game is turned on.

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BTW you can get replacements with higher CFM, I believe the original is 100+ CFM, the one I picked is much less than that but I had to compromise because of the noise. If noise is not a concern, get a higher CFM fan.
 
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