From: "K2ZLS" <[email protected]> > The other driving factor here, that NOBODY seems to take > seriously, is the heating effect on the computer chips and DSP > processor. They could use heat sinks, but space limitations may be a > problem. My background is computers and I know that HEAT is their > WORST nightmare.
"Nobody" is a pretty big word to use. There is a real crowd of old f*rts on this reflector that have been in computers since the beginning, and at some point would have killed to get internal temps in heat generating components down (I repeat, down) to the upper 30's, low 40's C. The K3's FP reading is an INTERNAL reading. If 110 F is a fault temperature, then you could destroy your K3 by leaving it out in the sun. My PC is routinely much warmer than the K3, and a lot warmer doing antenna design number crunching. I take temperatures very seriously. I just disagree that the reported FP internal temps are anywhere near a risk. And if the FP temp sensing is in an SM chip, then it is a contact temperature, that will be warmer than the inside air, and even less of a risk. Seems that if I want to buy a K3 used, I'll need to remember to explicitly request "no non-stock holes". What you propose would be a deal-killer for me. 73, Guy. ______________________________________________________________ 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
