May I forward your note to Support, along with mine?



On 8/20/18, 10:19 AM, "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote:

    Well maybe this requires a reply from Elecraft.  They seem to be furnishing 
    conflicting information on this. I asked that question and here is the 
reply I 
    received:
    
    
    
    Elecraft:  Placement of the power supply can be anywhere within the 5.5 ft 
    distance of the power supply cable and control cables, both of which are 
5.5 ft. 
      Air passing through the power supply is from left to right in a 
horizontal 
    manner.  This means that it will not work properly standing on its side.
    
    
    Seems logical that setting it on the side would restrict the air flow 
severely. 
    I'd have liked to place mine vertically on its side but did not based on 
this. 
    Mine sits  under the desk on a riser so I did not lose foot space.  I did 
not 
    require easy access to the switch as I totally kill the equipment circuits 
in 
    the shack at shutdown.
    
    73,
    Bob
    K2TK  ex KN2TKR (1956) & K2TKR
    
    On 8/20/2018 9:33 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
    > Before mine arrived a few weeks ago I put exactly that question to 
Elecraft Support.  The reply was that there would be no problem mounting the PS 
vertically, so long as the air clearances are observed for the air flow -- I 
believe it's three inches at the top and at the rear, but the manual is pretty 
clear on that.  I've mounted mine that way.  When sitting on its side the 
On-Off switch is conveniently near the top-rear edge.  Works FB.
    > 
    > Ted, KN1CBR
    > 
    > 
    >      ------------------------------
    >      
    >      Message: 21
    >      Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:09:09 -0400
    >      From: "Peter Dougherty" <[email protected]>
    >      To: <[email protected]>
    >      Subject: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 PSU mounting position
    >      Message-ID: <004401d4383b$8c21ac70$a4650550$@net>
    >          
    >      Hi All,
    >      My KPA-1500 arrived over the weekend and I've not gotten a chance 
yet to set it
    >      up. In looking at both the amp and the power supply I noticed both 
have carrying
    >      handles and rubber feet. Are these rubber feet just there for 
transporting the
    >      untis, or can the power supply actually be run vertically with equal 
efficiency
    >      and cooling as it would be horizontally? If so, that would fit my 
operating desk
    >      perfectly.
    >      
    >      ----------------------------------------------------
    >      
    >      Thanks in advance.
    >      Regards,
    >      Peter W2IRT
    
    

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