Converter heat

[TheOldMan76]

The converter in my 5er is mounted in the bottom of a cabinet, & when I pull out a drawer, I can feel a lot of heat coming off of it. I cut a vent into the door in front of it, but wonder if I need to install a muffin fan. I could vent it o/s via something like a dryer vent, or into the interior. This thing is 30 yrs old, and this is probably original by the looks of it. Do I need to vent it at this late date?

[Clay L]

The converters I have had all had internal fans that went on and off depending on the internal temp. My Winnebago has a louvered vent (looks like a square furnace vent) that is in a cabinet wall next to the floor. The converter is in the cabinet on the floor and right behind the vent.

[jesilvas]

Fans to move air never help.

[nothermark]

Fans are the only simple answer to high ambient temps in one place. Placement and type are issues. IF you want quiet use a large muffin fans with a very light cloth or metal mesh cover and provide a second opening as big or bigger for air to enter/exit through preferably in a way that moves the air through the area from one side to the opposite side or in the bottom out the opposite top. It will be a lot easier to keep the air in the MH than to properly vent it.