I have been running 100w output using AFSK A in the RTTY contest and I have
been monitoring my PA temp via the meter. I have my fan set for FN2 constantly
on, and the temp has only reached 45C.
Ken..G0ORH
CW4EVER
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On 24 Sep 2010, at 17:47, "Dave Hachadorian" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here is a copy of a posting I made on 20090312:
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> Here is a copy of a posting I made on 20090312:
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> I did an experiment on my two K3's - key down at 100 watts
> for four minutes while noting PA Temp and fan speed. Both K3's
> behaved
> identically and both leveled off at PA Temp = 64C after
> about 3 minutes. For the record, here are the results (best
> viewed with Courier font):
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> Time Temp Fan
> 0:00 26C 0
> 0:26 37 1
> 0:44 41 2
> 1:19 50 3
> 1:45 55 4
> 2:40 60 4
> 2:50 62 4
> 3:15 64 4
> 4:00 64 4
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> Room temp was 77F.
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> According to the manual, the PA is set to drop into bypass at
> 84C, so it didn't even come close.
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> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
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