Or water cool it ... Neil
Alexander N Tubonjic wrote: > > I quess I forgot the part about the current repeater output, it's > currently putting out 55 watts and has 3 muffin fans blowing across > the PA. 110 watts from the Mitrek, wow! I think the PA would be about > the temperature of the surface of the Sun after a few minutes. I am > thinking about backing the power back to 35 watts next time I am at > the repeater site. Thanks. > Alexander > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > "Alexander N Tubonjic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am going to be changing a repeater setup a bit and > > > I think it will work, I would like to get some feedback > > > from you guy's and see what yall think. Here goes: > > > The current setup is as follws: > > > Duplexed 110 Watt Mitrek into controller and Duplexer, > > > Nothing really fancy. > > > > Are you really blowing 110 watts out of a same chassis > > duplexed mitrek mobile and not getting and desense? One > > would think the in cabinet desense would be pretty > > brutal. Not to mention the required blowers/fans on > > the heat sink to try and keep things cool enough. > > > > > What I want to do: > > > Add a second Mitrek in line and have the new one > > > act as RX only and have the current 110 Watter act > > > as the TX. > > > > A better option if you plan to run the 110 watt tx > > full tilt with fans on the PA. The 110 watt pa should > > be stable running from 40 - 110 watts, so you can > > reduce the output for more sane heat sink temp control. > > > > > Now my questions are, > > > can you run the Mitrek with only one channel element > > > in it (i.e. can I run the TX Mitrek with only the TX > > > element and the RX Mitrek with only the RX element > > > in it?) > > > > Sure, not problem > > > > > Will I be able to make the Duplexed Mitrek act as > > > only the TX or would I have to undo the duplex mod? > > > > Yes, it should work and you shouldn't have any > > problems with the duplexed rx side of the tx > > radio. > > > > > Like I said, in my mind it should work but I am > > > not sure. Any thoughts/comments would be appreciated. > > > Thanks. > > > Alexander > > > > good luck... Turn the 110 watt pa down to 80 watts > > and it should run a long time. Yeah it will work at > > 110 watts, but it's not worth the gamble if you don't > > have a lot of spare parts and you're not using serious > > blowers/fans with real bearings (ie not cheap plastic > > sleeve bearning computer fans). > > > > cheers, > > skipp > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/