NL5
Unpossible!
NL5, Great job on the CR build! Looks great! I'm envious...
If I can pull off-topic for a bit, I'm wondering about heat issues, if any, with that setup. A combination of having powered monitors enclosed within unventerlated enclosures, a similar situation with the flush-mount equipment raks, and a Trident80 at the wheel. I'd think it would get extremely hot in there real quick, including perhaps problematic circulation problems for some of the gear.
Am I just stirring up a tempest in a teacup here, or have you addressed this issue with any special HVAC design?
G.
Glen,
The original design did not include the Trident, so heat was not as major of a concern. The monitors are just fine, the soffits are open in the back and are about six inches from the actual wall, and connect with the "machine room" that is behind the wall rack. That room exhausts into another room via a ducted vent system, and the whole CR has a pretty big HVAC pipe running to it.
That being said, the Trident puts out a LOT of heat. So, it has become somewhat of an issue, so I have a fan running whenever I am not recording blowing cool air from the great room into the CR. It doesn't get real hot in here, but I like it to be about 68 degrees, and this room is anywhere from 70-74 degrees normally. The only time it's a real problem is when the whole band crams in here with me, then it gets real warm.....