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Bob K3DJC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_cooling n Mon, 2 Jun 2014 08:46:45 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Fred Townsend <[email protected]> writes: > I would hate to think what would happen if a water line breaks. Why > not duct the air from a portable AC unit to the KPA-500. Then when > the ducting breaks you won't have water all over the place... just > cool air. > Seriously folks, any chance the exhaust air from the KPA is being > fed back into the air intake for the KPA? That will heat things up > in a hurry. Maybe outside air (depending where you live) ducted to > the KPA would keep things cooler. Failing that just empty the > contents of the beverage cooler into your stomach and after a while > the whole room will be spinning. The fans will be still running but > you won't notice. > 73 > Fred, AE6QL > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Fred Jensen <[email protected]> > >Sent: Jun 2, 2014 8:28 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 fan noise > > > >Our "Beverage Central" is located in my shack. I was contemplating > > >putting a heat exchanger on the KAP500 PA's and routing cold water > from > >the drink fridge through it. I guess that would class as > >"re-engineering?" Haven't figured out how to get the plumbing out > of > >the fridge, however. > > > >73, > > > >Fred K6DGW > >- Northern California Contest Club > >- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 > >- www.cqp.org > > > >On 6/2/2014 8:16 AM, Jim Brown wrote: > >> On 6/2/2014 7:56 AM, AG0N-3055 wrote: > >>>> You could always try replacing the fan with a quieter fan. > >>> I would consider that myself, but only with one recommended by > the > >>> good people at Elecraft. > >> > >> It is generally a bad idea to try to re-engineer a product, > especially > >> one that is well designed. In this case, I would consider it a > really > >> bad idea. > > > > > >______________________________________________________________ > >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 > >Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
