[chesebert]

Oh my lovely Dynahi, sounds magical when its heated up

When I leave it on over say 3 hours..the case almost become too hot to the touch..not quite finger burning...probably around 70C?

SHOULD I LEAVE IT ON 24/7...OR chicken out and turn off everyday (I don't like doing that for component stress).

Here is a getto idea, I am blowing a small fan on low speed and I think the case temp is down to about 40-45C..but it has alittle noise..

what to do what to do ......

 

[hembergler]

I'd turn it off, if only for saving electricity.

 

[flecom]

i leave my dynahi on all the time... without issue... when i get a 4 ch volume control and power up the other half i plan on using a 12v papst or sunon fan running at ~7v so that its near silent but pushes just enough air to keep everything happy

 

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by flecom i leave my dynahi on all the time... without issue... when i get a 4 ch volume control and power up the other half i plan on using a 12v papst or sunon fan running at ~7v so that its near silent but pushes just enough air to keep everything happy

lol..with no fan? what's your case temp?

 

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by hembergler I'd turn it off, if only for saving electricity.

oh..you have never heard a Dynahi that's on for over 24 hours

...it sounds nothing like a cold one

 

[tkam]

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Originally Posted by chesebert oh..you have never heard a Dynahi that's on for over 24 hours ...it sounds nothing like a cold one

I have and I still wouldn't leave it on 24/7 the heat stress on the components is far worse than a couple on/off cycles a day.

 

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by tkam I have and I still wouldn't leave it on 24/7 the heat stress on the components is far worse than a couple on/off cycles a day.

I don't think so my friend

more like the other way around ...well unless you are into boiling water temps

 

[sft]

It's better to turn off every day, but needn't turn off every time.

Just my opinion

 

[nelamvr6]

My amp doesn't actually have a power switch, I have to leave it on 24/7.

 

[LeonvB]

You shouldn't cool the amp. If you force the temperature to 40-45 degrees, it'll never reach it's optimum temperature.
Most SS amps reach their optimum temperature reasonably fast. If it really takes that many hours before it sounds right, it has too much cooling capacity. Solution would be to cut down the cooling area. But that will introduce the possibility of dangerous overheating if the amps is used for hours at a time / at high ambient temperatures. So you'd have to add a temperature sensor to turn off the amp if it overheats. Not a solution that's easy to implement for normal users.

 

[Patrick82]

I leave my system playing music 24/7, it's always warm and ready for me.

My PS Audio GCC-100 amp is cooler than Benchmark DAC-1.

 

[MCC]

It should hold up very well, as long as it doesn't get too hot. Plus, you don't have the stress of constant heating/cooling cycles.

 

[skyline889]

Liquid cooling and dry ice

. My computer is running 24/7 but I don't think I would leave my amp running for that long. Aren't some parts inside only good for a certain amount of hours?

 

[ATAT]

Amp is on for 24/7.. Output resistors get hot, but hey thats why you have 2w resistors.

 

[JaGWiRE]

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Originally Posted by skyline889 Liquid cooling and dry ice . My computer is running 24/7 but I don't think I would leave my amp running for that long. Aren't some parts inside only good for a certain amount of hours?

Dry ice? Are you nuts? Temporary solution, needs a lot of insulation, generally some sort of tube if used with a computer, and overall just a bad idea unless your going for a good clock record

.
On a more serious note, if the amp has an off button / switch, I'de use it, I would think it's there for a reason

. If you leave it idling when you sleep and it's not in use, I don't think it could cause any problems, but if it's playing music 24 hours, your going to obviously be straining a lot on it.