Magnum Enclosures – Keeping your equipment cooler

Electrical equipment doesn’t like heat

As you may or may not know solar works better when it is cooler rather than hotter. Excessive heat is the arch enemy of your electrical equipment and in Australia the heat is almost everywhere. 40C is nothing compared to the temperature of surfaces in direct sunlight which can reach in excess of 70C. Traditional galvanzed steel enclosures operate like ovens in these kinds of temperatures which quickly reduce the life of your equipment. According to a study by Wright-Patterson for the US Air Force Avionics Integrity Program excessive heat accounts for 55% of electronic equipment failures.

Powered Cooling vs. Magnum Passive Cooling

This heat problem has lead many to increase the size of their enclosures to accomodate a large amount of extra power to run air-conditioning systems to reduce the incidence of over heating. Which at first look appears a logical approach but the extra power required to run the cooling systems can add 30%-50% to the cost of an enclosure based system and even more than 100% in extreme cases, making some enclosure based projects economically unviable and add extra servicing due to the air-conditioning. With the increasing uptake of lithium battery based systems in remote areas of Australia the problem is becoming even greater.

WA Solar Supplies identified a need in the market for enclosures which protect your power equipment from the extreme heat without the need to use precious energy to do so, enter the Magnum Equipment Enclosures (MEE). Years of research and development have enabled us to perfect these products which will keep your batteries, regulators, chargers and any other installed equipment at suitable temperatures without using any extra power.

Australian made for Australian conditions – It’s all about the vibe

Well one look at the MEE range and you will certainly get the vibe. Constructed from Bluescope steel in Australia for Australian conditions these products are worth every cent.