On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:27:53 -0700 (PDT), W5UXH wrote: > I tested first with ^FC3; since that is the highest > minimum speed I want and at first thought it did not work because of other > noises in the shack. But ^FC5; left no doubt!
But why not let the thermostatic controller do its thing? And, if it is kicking up to high speed in a QSO, you must be doing some very high duty cycle QSOs, i.e. talking continuously or working AM with long transmissions. Mine never seems to go above about 4, when pushing things a bit, unless I'm on 6M, then it will run a bit higher during long ones. What does your thermometer read normally? Mine occasionally goes above 51C, where the first audible fan noise appears, but very quickly drops off after that. I also monitor the exhaust temp with an electronic sensor in the grill of the fan. I'm quite surprised how cool things run in the auto mode (norm). Temps will run higher if you are running some reflected power too. Gary -- http://ag0n.net 3055: http://ag0n.net/irlp/3055 NodeOp Help Page: http://ag0n.net/irlp ______________________________________________________________ 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
