[Collins] Cooling your Collins

Fri, 13 Jun 2003 06:01:22 -0400

I am experiencing absolutely no hash with these units.

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: "Rodney Bunt" <[email protected]>
To: "David Knepper" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 3:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Collins] Cooling your Collins

> Because it is a switch mode powersupply from a PC with a switch on the
front panel. The HASH from
> this would be a real pain in the neck !!!!!
>
> Why not run 12v DC fans from the 6.3v fillament supply (with a modest
filter cap) to make the fans
> run slower and quieter too.
>
> There is a lot of cooling from slow moving air without the noise or the
HASH!!!
>
> Rodney
> VK2KTZ
>
>
> --- David Knepper <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me why one would not want to protect his/her investment?
Cooling your Collins
> > is important to maintain the integrity of the unit.  Heat is its worse
enemy!
> >
> > See this site for more details.  Shouldn't you treat your Collins S-Line
and KWM-2 to some
> > "summer cooling."
> >
> > http://www.k4zrd.com/collins.aline.html
> >
> > David Knepper - W3ST
> > Secretary to the Collins Radio Association (CRA)
> > Publisher of the Collins Journal
> > www.collinsra.com
> > CRA station call - W3CRA
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