[SML] how hot is 341 BTU/hr

[Jerry Durand]

BTU is the amount of energy dissipated.  How hot it gets depends on:

Original temperature;
How long it's been running;
Black Body radiation;
Ambient temperature;
Thermal resistance;
Flow of ambient past hot thing.

On 8/9/21 1:38 PM, Riter, Andrew via Stagecraft wrote:
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> Hi everyone
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> Trying to convert some specs into How Hot is it really?
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> The driver has a heat rating of 341 BTU/Hr
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> One website says you can’t convert BTU (which is a rise in temperature
> measurement) to Farheinheight (which is the level of temperature).
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> Another website says that 1BTU/Hr is approx. 0.5 Celcius Thermal Unit
> per hour, or 189C/hr.
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> I don’t think than answers my question.
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> How hot does the driver get (room temperature, warm to the touch, hot
> to the touch)? 
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> Specifically, can I lay my SJOW 3/12 extension cables, my DMX cables,
> and my IQ/Scroller power cables on the drivers and not damage my
> cables, or make the drivers get too hot?
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> Thanks.
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> *Andrew M. Riter* 
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> Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
> The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
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> Phone 604 822 2372
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