For each product, we experimented with air flow direction and many other variables. The current configurations produced the fastest and most consistent cooling.
73, Wayne N6KR > On Apr 30, 2020, at 12:01 PM, Andy Durbin <[email protected]> wrote: > > "Why does the KPA500 suck air from the top vents and blow it out the back" > > I asked quite a while ago what thermal analysis had been performed on the > KPA500 and got no answer here. It would seem reasonable for the fan to > augment natural convection rather than oppose it. > > Kenwood built a batch of TS-590SG with the fans installed backwards but > eventually they corrected the mistake in production. I don't think Elecraft > ever decided the KPA500 fan was the wrong way round. > > Now for a KPA500 mystery question - does heat flow from the Z bracket into > the heatsink or does it flow from the heatsink to the Z bracket? > > 73, > Andy, k3wyc > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
