Carlos, On Wednesday 18 October 2006 14:19, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Wednesday 2006-10-18 at 16:10 -0400, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Wednesday 18 October 2006 15:31, Greg Wallace wrote:
Don't they get dirty faster that way? Or do you mean just the cover on the power supply box?
Not in my opinion.... and it lets you see better when they do get dirry and it's an easy task to shut them down, cool them off, and then blow the dirt out.
You produce electromagnetic interference.
Well, the amount produced will not change, but the amount emitted might increase, but only if the cabinet is primarily metal all around. Some cases now are made with plastic side and top panels. The amount of EMI emitted is not going to be altered by a few millimeters of plastic paneling.
The correct airflow is spoiled (air loops and no flow in certain areas).
I've heard that before and it's perhaps true in principal and in general, but I've never been able to see a difference in the temperatures read by the sensors for those components that have them depending on whether the cabinet is open or not. The sound output is changed, though I'm not sure it's louder with the side panel off (it could be quieter if the load on the fans is reduced or louder if more fan noise is allowed to escape). Randall Schulz