[Elecraft] Cooling Fans

[Brett Howard]

Usually the quieter fans are the more expensive ones...

On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 23:36 -0400, David Robertson wrote:
> Ref. the message below:
> 
> 
> I have never had any fan noise from my K3 that I could hear except when running a long winded qso on PSK31. Then the noise was barely discernable. #938.
> 
> Either I am stone deaf or Elecraft have gone to cheaper fans.
> 
> Dave KD1NA
> 
> 
> I> Bill NZ0T Wrote
> > <As I'm not a very technical person I just used a couple of resistors in
> > <parallel to slow the fan down in my 4225.  I can't remember the values this
> > <early in the morning but it seems to be working just fine.  The supply does
> > <run a little warmer but not hot and the fan is no longer heard.
> > <
> > <Bill NZ0T
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