[Elecraft] K3 Cooling

[Brian Alsop]

Cooling of the amp aside, blowing 60C air from the amp into the other 
components (off and on) doesn't seem like what one would want to do!

73 de Brian/K3KO
Tom W8JI wrote:
> I don't get why it needs to generate any papers or studies 
> or anything.
> Its a really easy experiment to do.  Transmit into a known 
> load and plot
> temperature rise vs time.  Do it under the same conditions 
> and better
> yet do each experiment several times and average results. 
> Then all you
> have to do install the fans in the direction that generated 
> the best
> performance.  I'd even be willing to bet that Elecraft did 
> just this.  >>>
> 
> That tells us **nothing** about the temperature of other 
> components in the radio. It only tells us about the PA at 
> the point where temperature is being sensed.
>