Seems there could be a problem with the grids in the tubes sagging and touching the plate if not operated in the proper position, I do know that the 866A rectifiers will not work, the mercury will puddle on the sides and cause arcs, they need to be operated vertical. :-)
Good ole days eh? K9FD/KH6 > Why not? Mine is horizontal but it's been vertical a lot in testing. It even > has feet on the side, nominally for transport but there are no moving parts > other than the fan so it should make RF the same way. > > As Guy noted, leave the necessary clearances on the back and top for > ventilation. > > Hmmmm.... will standing it on one end cause it to send vertically polarized > to the antenna? :-) > > Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Alsop > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 4:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Positioning of the KPA500 > > Horizontal desk space is indeed in short supply. Wide screen monitors > have been a real negative impact. > > Odd question: Can the KPA-500 be rotated 90 (book in bookcase form) and > operated that way to save horizontal desk space? One can imagine > putting it on a desk end to still allow cooling. ( > > 73 de Brian/K3KO > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
