Hi Eric, My manual (revision B, 2011) that came with my SN 0149 says 90C maximum, page14 in the specifications. It also says drive power 30-40 watts for 500 out and I have never beed even close to that, usually 22-26 watts drive.
FYI, Bill-AK5X > On Jul 8, 2020, at 6:00 AM, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just read in the current KPA500 Manual that max heat sink temp is 90C. > Is this true for my first-year production KPA500? I seem to remember > somethink like 75C. I cant find my old manual. > > 73 Eric WD6DBM > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]

