My other option is to put it a few inches above a Xantrex Prosine inverter / charger. On the road it will be powered by that inverter anyway, so maybe proximity is not a huge issue. I need to filter it anyway. They do have quite a bit of filtering in there already, but I could hear the birdies from the charger when it was running. It's a Sprinter based RV, not very big, and under the rear seat is where I have room and it is close to the antenna feed.
73, Mark W7MLG On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Jack Brindle via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > I know that there are feet are on the right side of the case, but if I > were to place the KPA500 on its side, i think I would create a stand so > that it can sit on the left side. Why? > The big weight (power toroid) is on the left side, while the heat > generators (the PA transistors) are on the right. The center of gravity > would be lower, cables would be down low (especially the power cable), and > the fans up high. > The only heat generators on the left side are the power regulators (for +5 > and +12V). They don’t generate nearly as much heat as the PA. The down > side? The carry handle is on the left. That’s why a short cradle would be > needed to lift the case above the handle extension. > > Just opinion, not an official recommendation. Mine sits nicely on its > bottom feet with the KAT500 on top. That allows me to cable the two very > nicely using custom cables. > > 73, > Jack, W6FB > > > On Jul 8, 2018, at 8:25 PM, Jeff Blaine <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > To clarify - by "side" i mean the side that you would call the left or > right side of the case - that is what i'm considering to have down. Not > the face or back. Just rotating the amp 90 deg. > > > > 73/jeff/ac0c > > alpha-charlie-zero-charlie > > www.ac0c.com > > > > On 08-Jul-18 6:22 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote: > >> Oops. My error. I read KPA1500, not 500. Wishful thinking on my part. > >> > >> Move to strike prior testimony. > >> > >> Ted , KN1CBR > >> > >> > >> > >> On 7/8/18, 5:16 PM, "Dauer, Edward" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Just last week I sent the same question to Elecraft Support. > The answer I got was yes, it can be, with two caveats. First, be sure to > leave the 4 inches of free air clearance next to the top (top as in > standard orientation), and don't set it so that the LEDs are on the floor. > The orientation isn't odd, really. If it is resting on its right side the > power switch will be on the rear, but very near the top edge. That's how > mine will be, when it arrives this week --- I hope.. > >> Ted, KN1CBR > >> ------------------------------ > >> Message: 9 > >> Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 10:56:03 -0700 > >> From: Mark Goldberg <[email protected]> > >> To: Elecraft Mailing List <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 installation on side? > >> Message-ID: > >> <CAKn+a3tL_r6RnRod1BSk-ET=_+R1i=SRGJCL-61e7Bw8RvAdTQ@mail. > gmail.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > >> Can the KPA500 be installed on it's side? There are > feet there. I want to > >> install it in an RV and there is more room for wiring and fan > air movement > >> that way. > >> A search did not turn up any answers. > >> 73, > >> Mark > >> W7MLG > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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] > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
