On 1/5/2012 8:45 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 5 January 2012 13:41, Edward Bernard<yankeelena2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> How do you deal with cooling issues having all that gear in one enclosure? >> > I don't know yet. > The actual servo drives will be external (and near the motors) though, > so the only heat in there should be from the low-power motherboard. > > If the surrounding environment is not too hostile, the easiest way is to blow air through the box - like a PC. The MW525 does not require a fan so if you create a breeze across the heat sink it should be cooled sufficiently in even a hot environment. If everything is in a sealed box the only alternative is to blow air across the components inside the box and make sure the box is large enough to become warm yet dissipate the heat into the cooler surrounding air. A MW525 system throws off about 20 watts of heat.
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