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Old 06-04-2012, 11:03
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At the moment I've got my xbox on top of my sky box on top of my bluray player.

I'm worried about heat and ventilation, do you think these from eBay would help?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ht_2637wt_1136
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Old 06-04-2012, 13:53
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no they are only 3mm deep

go to B & Q and get some wood and place them between the devices
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Old 06-04-2012, 14:06
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no they are only 3mm deep

go to B & Q and get some wood and place them between the devices
Line them up properly and fit them top and bottom will give 6mm and look a lot neater. Put the hottest devices at the top. Consider usage you aren't likely to use the X BOX while watching a blu-ray. The sky box will likely run the hottest as it's essentally on 24/7.
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Old 06-04-2012, 14:06
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Q. Are they in a cabinet or out in the open?
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Old 06-04-2012, 15:27
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Q. Are they in a cabinet or out in the open?
They are Open
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Old 08-04-2012, 16:32
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Being that heat rises...move the xbox else where.
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Old 08-04-2012, 17:01
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A small shelf unit would be best.

At the moment heat is going into the gadget above, a shelf would tend to dissipate it out the back avoiding boxes above.


If cheapness is essential, some large pieces of stiff card between each box would help. Could be painted black maybe.

And maybe add to the height of each device with those rubber stick-ons from Ebay.Stuck to existing feet, let's more cool air in the base if that's where the intake vents are of course.


The key thing is for the shelf between each device to be solid so hot air does not go up directly into the box above.
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Old 09-04-2012, 02:47
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ive always done this, without any rubber feet, or shelving. its never caused any problems.
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Old 09-04-2012, 17:22
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I find old cassette tape boxes laid flat are good for this....
one at each corner, and transparant too so you dont see them so much!!
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Old 13-04-2012, 20:36
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I have placed my satellite receivers side by side with a gap between them on a computer desk, My Sky HD box sits on top of a first generation Sky + box that is not used or powered up. I noticed that the Sky HD boxes get hot on their sides through the holes.
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