[1000mp] Mark-V fan always on

[Joel Richey]

Hi George, I would imange there is a termal swiths on the heat sink for the
finals and its problary stuck in the on position, that would be where I
would look, good luck, my fan is very quiet and I dont know if its running
or not unless I listen closly..

Joe W2DBO
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Gorsline" <ve3yv at pathcom.com>
To: <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 7:37 PM
Subject: [1000mp] Mark-V fan always on


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> This weekend my Mark-V fan decided to run continuously.  Turned it on
> this evening after a day's rest and the fan immediately started, so I
> have a new "feature."  Whether this was related to the first time
> running  RTTY at 100 wts (this is the 200 wt version) chasing the YW0 or
> just a "normal" failure after 6 years, don't know.  Question is whether
> there any likely harm in ignoring this condition until I get around to
> digging into the rig? (other than to my disposition as the fan noise is
> annoying as the fan was rarely on prior to this).  Also, any suggestions
> on how to find/fix the problem, before I get out the Tech Reference and
> see what my limited technical skills can do? Your comments and
> suggestions would be appreciated.   tnx
>
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> 73,  George VE3YV / K8HI
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