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Title: (F1X + Power Amp) * (Snug 2 Rack Space) = (heat issues?)
Post by: sanj on September 14, 2011, 02:02:50 PM

Flirting with the thought of an ultra portable rack rig.
 
F1X and either a Carvin DCM200L or an SWR Amplite in a cool looking tolex covered 2U rack like the Carvin SV2.
 
Is this a recipe for disaster? Am I going to run into heat issues?
 
Thanks in advance for any guidance!
-Sanj

Title: (F1X + Power Amp) * (Snug 2 Rack Space) = (heat issues?)
Post by: jbybj on September 15, 2011, 03:52:10 PM

I don't know those amps, but if you are blocking a vent, I'd be concerned. I have my pre's and poweramp racked up tight, but my QSC pulls air in through the front and out the back, so there is no blockage.

Title: (F1X + Power Amp) * (Snug 2 Rack Space) = (heat issues?)
Post by: sanj on September 16, 2011, 11:19:54 AM

Here's what I heard back from Carvin:
 
When we eliminated the toroid in the older units, it decreased the heat issues significantly. You should be fine, as long as the back remains open.

Title: (F1X + Power Amp) * (Snug 2 Rack Space) = (heat issues?)
Post by: sanj on September 16, 2011, 11:33:27 AM

Here's what I heard back from Carvin:
 
When we eliminated the toroid in the older units, it decreased the heat issues significantly. You should be fine, as long as the back remains open.

Title: (F1X + Power Amp) * (Snug 2 Rack Space) = (heat issues?)
Post by: sanj on January 31, 2012, 04:22:48 AM

Well ... when the dust settled I landed up with the F1X paired with an SWR Amplite.
 
4 gigs and still good. Still do not have a rack case .. hustling everything around in an old suitcase

Title: (F1X + Power Amp) * (Snug 2 Rack Space) = (heat issues?)
Post by: JuancarlinBass on January 31, 2012, 04:44:23 AM

Any personal reviews on the Amplite? I'm quite curious!

Title: (F1X + Power Amp) * (Snug 2 Rack Space) = (heat issues?)
Post by: mario_farufyno on February 02, 2012, 01:02:00 PM

I'd like to know your impressions, too