[Collins] Boat Anchor Fans

Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:17:08 -0400

The fans that are part of the "Boatanchor Cooler" system are exhaust fans
that take warm air from inside the Collins and exhaust it outside the unit.
No dirt, etc. can get inside the Collins as a result of the fan.

Jose, you need to turn your fan around!

David Knepper - W3ST
Secretary to the Collins Radio Association (CRA)
Publisher of the Collins Journal
www.collinsra.com
CRA station call - W3CRA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jose Vicente" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Collins] Boat Anchor Fans

> WARNING:
>
> I did my own fan for my Collins KWM-2, it worked great, BUT soon
> the KWM-2  was clogged with dust,  any fan need a filter to prevent this.
> Be sure you have one.
>
> 73, Jose   PY2AUC
>
>
> At 01:14 AM 4/17/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >I > received a set of fans from K4ZRD a couple of weeks ago and set them
> >up on
> > > my 32S-3, 30L-1 and a KWM2A.  They worked great and appear to drop the
> > > temperature quite a bit.  The installation was simple and the fans sit
on
> > > top of the equipment so you do not have to modify anything to use
them.
> > > Carl did a great job building a small good looking power supply for
the
> > > fans.  Take a look at his ad in the next Collins Journal or contact
him
> > > direct.   I plan to get another set for my other old time tube
equipment.
> > > No, he did not pay me to post this.  I was just very impressed with
the
> > > workman ship and the easy installation.
> > > 73s  Steve WB6KWL
>
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