HEATING UP...

WHAT UP I JUST BOUGHT AN AKAI MPC1000. IVE BEEN USING IT NOW FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND I NOTICE ITS REALLY HEATING UP AND GETTING QUITE HOT. SHOULD I TURN IT OFF? LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS NORMAL OR IF ITS A PROBLEM WITH MY AKAI. AND HOW DO I KNOW WHEN ITS BEEN ON TOO LONG...AND NEEDS A BREAK.
TAHNKS

From what I heard, Mpc's are like computers, they're meant to be able to stay on for long, looooong periods of time, i remember keeping my mpc 2000 on for a week straight, without any problems.

however, i also have an mpc1000 and notice the same thing, after 2 hours or so of use, the machine gets extremely hot.

i think it might be because of the size of the chassis, having all the circuits and whatnot in a small package, packed in tight.

i was kinda worried of the same thing.

yeah man!!! im worried too. I have it sitting on a table away from anything to block ventialtion, but its still get hot really fast. Anyone know if this is normal!>!>

My does the same thing but i wouldnt worry about it.

This also concerns me.

it's a funny thing because the original mpc 2000 had ventilation next to the screen which i thought was nice, then the 2000 xl didnt have ventilation.

i believe the mpc 1000 and 2000 have the same size mother boards, and the mpc 1000 has a way bigger screen, and it gets really hot after a while.

has anyone here left their mpc on for extremely long time???? (a few days)

i might have to buy a tiny fan to hook up next to mine.....

im notworried, just concerned. i should have some sort of vents on it, but no. they dont have any moving parts, not fans nothing to cool it. i would suggest putting it in a well ventilated place, personally my work station is near a fan that is usually on, and there is a constant drift going through the room.

has anyone taken of the side panels? i was thinking maybe if the sides came off, the insides would be exposed, and therefore can cool, but thatsd only if the side panels lead to the guts. and thats leading to other risks not covered under warranty.

also, dont be putting your MPC1000 on your lap or something, it needs to be on a flat surface. maybe prop the legs up even higher for more airflow underneath the machine.

the longest my 1ks been on was maybe 8 hours, thats it

no fan does not mean it doesn't need vents, the heat sinks in there will need a bit of ventilation. The number one cause of componant failure is heat. Not saying the 1000 won't last, it probably will be fine, the case itself could be the heatsink if it is designed as such.

I took the sides off my MPC to paint them (pix coming soon - just put a clear coat on). And the heatsink is more exposed with the side panels off.

Because the MPC doesn't have a fan, and doesn't have vents, it probably means that the MPC doesn't need either a fan or a vent. I wouldn't worry about it. The solder may break due to components heating and cooling, so if you are worried about it, you might want to keep the MPC turned on all the time

nope. bad advice. it isn't the solder, it is the componants lifetime that is lessened by exposure to heat. The heat sink is supposed to cool down. Swtching it off lets it do that. The only solder joints that get messed up over time are bad ones to begin with.

i dont understand, cxan someone explain what a heatsink is, what it does exactly, and where it is on the 1000?

and if the components lifetime is reduced by exposure to heat, then why is it that the MPC has no form of ventalation, its just confined - the heat

im having trouble understandiong

Heatsinks are used to dissipate heat from objects. They are used in the MPC 1000 to keep the microprocessor(s) (and probably power supply) from overheating. I could only see one from a hole on the bottom left side (if you take off the side panel).

It is true that overheating integrated circuits (those little black chips) will reduce their life expectancy. However, in well designed electronics you shouldn't have to worry about this. The fact that the MPC has a heatsink but no vents or fans shows that it is probably a well designed electronic device.

Using the MPC 1000 in environments it is not meant to be used may adversely affect the components. So just keep the MPC at a reasonable temperature and everything will be fine.

A heat sink is a big hunk of metal placed in contact with high temp parts, voltage regulators, pentium processors, etc. It just gives the part more surface area for the heat to dissipate in.

Not sure why the 1000 doesn't have them, might be a design omission, it might have a good cool running power supply, who knows?

Plenty of gear gets hot, and some mention not blocking the vents, Not a big issue in my book.

i notice after leaving my mpc on for a long time on play itll stop real quick and start up again,this ever happen to anybody

No, but I'm guessing that the heat problem will be an issue at some point. Maybe these units are so new that the longterm effects are not in yet, but I've never owned a piece of electronic equipment (and I've owned my share) that gets this hot.