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[Guy Olinger K2AV]

What dimension will be available for stuffing a power supply in the back?

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> Wes, N7WS, wrote:
>
>> Did you add that steel plate inside that I recommended
>> to keep it from skidding off the table when I push a button
>> and that makes the XYL think that there really is something inside
>> worth $700? :-)
>
> Actually, yes :)
>
> The P3 enclosure is being fabricated entirely from corrosion-resistant
> steel (plated before painting) rather than aluminum. Production and
> field test units will weigh about twice as much as the prototype you
> tried out (about 5 pounds).
>
> Besides making the unit heavy enough to not slide when you push the
> buttons, the steel enclosure will reduce EMI generally -- in or out.
> The use of steel also makes the enclosure very strong, so that you
> could, if you wanted, put a heavy 20 A linear power supply inside to
> power the K3, etc. While we don't have any current plan to offer an
> optional internal power supply for the P3, some of us (including me)
> will be rolling our own. In my case it will free up some valuable desk
> space. (Anyone need a Samlex power supply? Pick-up only!)
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
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