[Elecraft] K3 Cooling

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

There was some serious engineering going on there.  It would have been
SO easy to save some money and cut down on the fin size, and leave the
cabinet room for something else.  It's clear that the temperature
performance was a priority in the design.

73, Guy.

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Rick Prather <k6le at mac.com> wrote:
> I dislike fan noise in my shack, one of the many reasons I love my iMac, and before I considered a K3 I made a trip to Aptos and they were kind enough to let me play with one for a bit including running the fans through their paces.
>
> Then, and now on my own K3, I find it nearly impossible to hear the first 3 speeds and the 4th speed is barely detectable.  That, plus the fact the the fans rarely come on at any speed means the K3 passes my personal "quiet test".
>
> Rick
> K6LE
>
> On 4/6/2010, at 6:22 , Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
>
>> >>>Snip
>> In any event, all fans are noisy either due to tip speed of the blades or
>> bearing noise of the motor.  Convection or conduction cooling is much
>> preferred.
>>
>> 73
>> Bob, K4TAX
>>
>
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