AC Infinity AIRPLATE T3, Quiet Cooling Fan System 6" with Thermostat Control, for Home Theater AV Cabinets

Love this item. Tons of options, I had a ventless cabinet that I wanted to put an AV receiver in. A ChatGPT query said while the receiver can go above 85°, life expectancy decreases as the environment warms above that.I put this in, set the probe temperature for 80° and it works great at keeping the cabinet cool.They include two templates for the pieces needing mounting so it is easy make the cut outs for the components of the kit.

Incredible product!!!! Packaging was perfect. There’s a lot of thought and consideration in the high quality of this product. I am VERY impressed with the attention to detail. Very high quality!!

I installed this in a built-in cabinet not far from a gas fireplace. That cabinet is where my router, switch, and other related electronics live (the central hub for network wires in the house). In the summer, or when the fireplace is running, the heat can build up. Once with the fireplace on "high," it was to the point where the router shut down from overheating. Since installing this system, the fan helps keep the cabinet cooler, but just as important, (1) I can monitor the heat in the cabinet, and (2) I can set an alarm if the temperature rises to a number that I can also set.For installation, the provided templates were useful, but especially if you're rough cutting with a jigsaw or other tool that might have or result in some vertical offset, make sure you are cutting just right outside of the line you may draw with the template. Otherwise you may have a little touch up or filing to get the fan and control units to fit well. This is not a flaw of the templates or the items in my opinion, though, just an attempt at helpful advice.One thing I had wished was that the single unit came in white (vs. the double unit, which costs more and I didn't need). I ended up taking off the covers and painting them white to match the surrounding door.

I bought this to keep my cabinet that housed my PS5 and other game systems cool. When the doors were closed the cabinet would get up to 115 degrees when playing, now that I’ve installed these fans I can keep it easily at 85 degrees with minimal noise. The auto mode is slightly more annoying since it it kicks the fans on continually to keep it at a consistent thermostat set temperature, but the smart mode keeps the fans running at a lower speed for longer to keep it cooler longer with even less noise. The temperature reading screen brightness isn’t bothersome at all. And in my install you wouldn’t even see it unless you walked up to the cabinet.I love that the fan controller just plugs in with USB connections! No wiring required for any of this stuff. I needed a jigsaw to install it into my cabinet but if you have something you can drill into this would be definitely easy to work with.Overall super satisfied!

I have a bunch of home theater equipment installed behind a closed cabinet, and the electronics tend to get too hot for my liking. After trying a few different fans, I decided it was time to bite the bullet and install something like the AC Infinity Airplate.The product is mostly high quality and features solid, metal grates and housings. It comes with cutout templates for both the fan and the controller, and once installed, it gives a smooth and clean, built-in look. I like that it can be powered with nothing more than a USB connection - I'm out of power sockets in my cabinet, but I happen to have several available USB ports.Of course, the biggest part of the installation is cutting out the hole to fit the fan. In my case, my cabinetry is two layers - thin (1/8") sheets of plywood with about an inch of airspace between them. I chose to make a thick (1/2") wooden template using the thin plastic one AC Infinity supplied as a reference - this let me position it accurately and to use a small router to make the required cuts. Thin material often shreds when cut - the router and a quality bit left nice smooth edges.The way my cabinet worked out, there was a bigger space between the top and bottom than the height of the fan, so it looked awkward from the inside of the cabinet. I purchased a second faceplate from AC Infinity to use on the underside, and this gave a much cleaner appearance. It would be a better design if the fan housing was adjustable - it's about 1", and if your cabinet is somehow thicker, you'll have the same problem I did. As an extra precaution, I installed a thin layer of air filtering foam between the bottom of the fan and the new faceplate I used.Before installing it, I plugged everything in and noticed that the fan was quite a bit noisier than I expected - it sounded like a chattering chipmunk, even at the lowest speed. I contacted AC Infinity and they were kind enough to ship me a replacement fan on the theory that the original may have simply had a bad bearing.At the same time, I happened to have a leftover Noctua fan that I was expecting to use in a computer case I recently built. The Noctua's seem much higher quality than what AC Infinity ships, so I decided to use it instead of the vendor's supplied fan. I've had good experiences with Noctua - they're nearly silent at low speed and they seem to last forever. The fit was perfect, and the result was much quieter with marginally better airflow. Note that if you try this, you need to use Noctua's 5V fans, not the normal 12V computer fans (unless you want to cook up a different power supply instead of USB).The controller is easier to install - in my case, it fit cleanly into the cabinet wall (it's also a thin sheet of 1/8" ply with an inch or so air space behind it. The temperature probe was easy to run, and I was happy to see that I could power the entire thing from an unused USB port. About my only complaint with the controller is that the display is a bit dim and difficult to see from a distance. My solution was to install a SensorPush HT1 temperature sensor - it pushes temperature data to an iPhone app and isn't so difficult to see.With the fan installed, I'm seeing a temperature drop of about 20 degrees. A temperature probe on my AVR with no fans running shows 115 degrees. With an AC Infinity Aircom T8 atop the AVR and this Airplate T3 exhausting the hot air, I'm down to about 93 degrees, which I consider about ideal for my needs. With the Noctua fan installed and set to the slowest speed, I can't hear the fan operating from my listening position, so it's entirely silent.Overall, I'm happy with the AC Infinity products and the results I've achieved. I have no trouble recommending them, so long as you understand that it takes a bit of expertise to cut the required holes and install everything.

High grade item very happy came with a cutting template.