Stacking M80 ballast??

[JOKER]

I am in the stages of building a cabinet to the side of my tank to hide equipment, and have storage. My M80 ballast don't seem to get very hot. is it safe to stack these? If so it would give me a lot more room. thanks

 

[mcarroll]

Can you stack then like this so heat doesn't get trapped under either one?

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[mcarroll]

(Hard to imagine them not getting hot....are you sure they are on? :) )

 

[hybridazn]

A friend of mine keeps his in a closet and it got insanely hot in there. He ended up putting a fan in there haha

 

[JOKER]

The cabinet will just have one side and a front on it. The side next to tank will be open, and the stand is completely open right now. I will eventually skin one side and end on the tank stand. I plan a vent above the cabinet like a bathroom vent. I will post up pics tomorrow if I get time.
I could possibly stack 3 like this _--_ and shouldn't trap any heat.

 

[JOKER]

They get hot, but not terribly. They are from hamilton