Jim's point is well taken. On the L7 and L75, as well as other ham equipment, it can overheat if it is placed on a thick carpet or if there are papers underneath; in the latter case, the partial vacuum will lift the paper up and block some of the inlet grill.
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Shorney <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Dec 17, 2010 10:23 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Drakelist Digest, Vol 30, Issue 27 On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:45:52 -0500, Paul Gerhardt wrote: >Here is a good pix of pins that 'looked' like they were soldered I didn't go to the extent of removing the whole contact assembly, I just removed as much solder as I could from the bad pin and reflowed it with fresh solder and plenty of solder flux. It should go without saying, keep that cooling fan clean! The air path in the L-7 is from the bottom, past the socket pins. They need as much cooling as possible. 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://radiojim.exofire.net http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
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