[Collins] 516F-2 Query

[Bruce H McIntosh]

On Sun, 2012-01-22 at 08:51 -0600, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:

> In a review and update of a solid state regulator design for the R390, I 
> suggested mounting the pass transistors outside the radio to remove the 
> heat from that voltage drop besides the heat from the pair of 6082 
> heaters. Moving out that heat can't help but to reduce component aging 
> and thermal drift.

So that would involve something like devising a heatsink-and-bracket
arrangement that would hang out the backside of the radio, presumably
attached to an existing set of screws so you don't have to bore holes in
the chassis, yes?

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