RE: [Repeater-Builder] fan timer circuit

2008-12-22 Thread Michael Ryan
@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob M. Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 2:31 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] fan timer circuit I would think that the person who designed it, and submitted it for posting on r-b, built and tested

Re: [Repeater-Builder] fan timer circuit

2008-12-21 Thread Paul Plack
The thermal switches sold for attic fans should work great. I bought one rated at 119ºF at a surplus store. My S-COM controllers all had start-of-activity and end-of-activity macro triggers, which would be a more elegant way to do the timer-based function than a separate board with a 555 IC.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] fan timer circuit

2008-12-21 Thread no6b
At 12/21/2008 14:15, you wrote: Personal opinion, but I'd never put up a repeater that relied on a fan to keep temps within spec. Yes, fans are not as reliable as 100% passive cooling. Unfortunately, the latter method requires a lot more rack real estate which sometimes ( in my case, always)

Re: [Repeater-Builder] fan timer circuit

2008-12-20 Thread Bob M.
I would think that the person who designed it, and submitted it for posting on r-b, built and tested it. Did you have a problem with it? Do you think there's an error in the diagram? If so, it should be fixed. Please provide more info. Bob M. == --- On Sat, 12/20/08, Michael Ryan