Tube Driver Build: Enclosure?

[Bucksears]

I etched a board for a Tube Driver a long while back, and I'm thinking about finishing it up.
Do I NEED an enclosure with vents? I've read that the TD tube doesn't generate much heat, if any.

If so, any recommendations for vented enclosures (slanted, if possible)?

Thanks!

 

[vigilante398]

You don't need vents, they're more for show than anything as the tube won't generate much heat. If you are worried about heat you can just drill a handful of holes over the tube. Before I bought a CNC machine I did 3x 1/4" holes in a line over the tube, and once when I was ambitious I did a grid of a dozen or so 1/8" holes that looked nice-ish.