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Cooling for one or two enclosures, Cooling for three or more enclosures – Motorola 3460 User Manual

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Cooling for One or Two Enclosures

When one or two enclosures are mounted in a rack or cabinet, one
directly above the other, with no other equipment directly below, natural
convection provides sufficient airflow through the enclosures.

When one or two enclosures are rack-mounted with other equipment
directly below that produces rising heat, a 9 cm space is required
between the enclosure and the other equipment to exhaust hot air from
below. A deflector must be fitted into this space to avoid mixing the air
flows (Figure 1-5).

Figure 1-5. Cabinet Arrangement

One or Two Enclosures

Cooling for Three or More Enclosures

When three or more enclosures are mounted in a rack or cabinet,
forced-air cooling with fans and a deflector is required.

Accessway

9 cm

Front of Rack

Rear of Rack

Other Heat-

Producing

Equipment

Airflow

Airflow

Deflector