I had a student team who tried to build my theoretical 10 kW Class H hybrid amp.
They got surprisingly close to making it work. They just ran out of time waiting on multiple parts orders.
At the risk of starting a Mech E discussion, that's not the intent of the cover. It was to keep fingers out, EMI in (likely?) and to allow some air flow to cool components. It was not designed to dissipate heat through conduction.
I had a student team who tried to build my theoretical 10 kW Class H hybrid amp.
They got surprisingly close to making it work. They just ran out of time waiting on multiple parts orders.
well not really the cage cover by design is not but i figured it could help a little bit so i left a little extra meat on the sides. one could argue that the extra holes i put on the back of cage could be detrimental to cooling as well as it slightly decreases surface area. or one could argue the extra holes on the cage could influence the the flow of air which would expose more air over the surface to improve cooling. the important thing is i have tested cages/covers the temperature and did find any change.
i would love to brag of an improvement but i can only verify an equivalent. well unless you mount a fan that is
I would be rich and dangerous if I actually knew what I was doing. Being a one man band hobby wise, with a full time job just doesn't leave enough mad scientist time.