What dimension will be available for stuffing a power supply in the back? On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > Wes, N7WS, wrote: > >> Did you add that steel plate inside that I recommended >> to keep it from skidding off the table when I push a button >> and that makes the XYL think that there really is something inside >> worth $700? :-) > > Actually, yes :) > > The P3 enclosure is being fabricated entirely from corrosion-resistant > steel (plated before painting) rather than aluminum. Production and > field test units will weigh about twice as much as the prototype you > tried out (about 5 pounds). > > Besides making the unit heavy enough to not slide when you push the > buttons, the steel enclosure will reduce EMI generally -- in or out. > The use of steel also makes the enclosure very strong, so that you > could, if you wanted, put a heavy 20 A linear power supply inside to > power the K3, etc. While we don't have any current plan to offer an > optional internal power supply for the P3, some of us (including me) > will be rolling our own. In my case it will free up some valuable desk > space. (Anyone need a Samlex power supply? Pick-up only!) > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
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