[Elecraft] KPA500 ventilation clearance

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

About 1/2 of an inch should be sufficient on top. This is an INFLOW 
opening.
  In back at least a couple of inches for hot air flow.
e


On 4/19/2011 9:49 AM, Bill NY9H wrote:
> II used to have  Titan... in a cabinet and a shelf directly above it !!!!...
>
> but on top of the titan was my antenna switching matrix panel ....
>     behind the panel were  two holes for the 3cx800s.... with flexible
> dryer venting taking the hot air out the side of the cabinet... (
> bookshelves) .....
>
> In my "new " shack cabinet....when finished,  the air from on top&
> behind the ICOM&  K3, as well as the kpa500 is "sucked" out the back
> into an enclosure on the wall of the adjacent room.,where the ACOM
> also is located. Then the air pumped either into the garage ( summer
> mode)  or back into the shack room ( winter/heater mode).
> Not only is the enclosure and air system tight it is "sound
> conditioned" as not to hear the 4 muffin fans in their box or the
> 2300VA on line ups churning away.
>
> Figure how to have the AMP exhaust behind the monitors.....
>
>
> cu at Dayton....
>
> bill
>
>
>
> At 08:17 AM 4/19/2011, Jim McDonald wrote:
>> I appreciated the opportunity to see the KPA500 at Visalia last weekend but
>> forgot to ask about the clearance required for ventilation.  I have a shelf
>> above my K3 (and soon P3) that is used to support monitors, etc.  It has 7"
>> of space under it, so I'm wondering if that's adequate to properly ventilate
>> the KPA500.
>>
>> Jim N7US
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Elecraft mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>>
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html