[Elecraft] KPA500 - stacking possibilites

[F5vjc]

As the KPA 500 uses a linear PSU there obviously is a mains
transformer within the cabinet.
I know this is a toroidal type transformer, which is good, but can we
assume that placement of the Amp with respect to the K3 is non
critical, for magnetic hum coupling.

How immune is the K3 to this effect? Has placement of the KPA 500
w.r.t. the K3 been tested  for any ill effects?

73, Deni
F5VJC

On 11 May 2011 07:49, Henk Remijn PA5KT <pa5kt at remijn.net> wrote:
> Can we see some pictures of your setup?
>
> Henk PA5KT
>
> Op 11-05-2011 4:14, Dick Dievendorff schreef:
>> Just for operational convenience I'd consider stacking them the other way,
>> with the K3 VFO A knob at a convenient height for tuning and the amplifier
>> above the K3.
>>
>> I've found some very handy open-shelving bamboo "shoe racks" at CostCo that
>> are doing the job for me.  My amplifier is about 2 inches above the K3. The
>> rack is wide enough for a K3, P3, and another box such as a rotator
>> controller or a US Interface Navigator.  The 2nd shelf hosts a second K3 and
>> a KPA500.  The top shelf has two speakers and various junk that I gather.
>>
>> I've found these racks so useful that I have 5 or 6 of them.  I can hold QSL
>> boxes on them and some plastic shoe boxes that hold various projects.  I
>> have a lot of little projects and boxes.
>>
>> Dick, K6KR
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ai6ii
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 6:59 PM
>> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 - stacking possibilites
>>
>> Now that I have received confirmation of the delivery, I need finalize where
>> I am going to place my new KPA500. Given a very limited desk size (ony 34
>> inches wide), I wonder if the K3 can be stacked on top of the KPA500. I
>> undertand from earlier posts that there needs to be a minimum half inch
>> clearance on top of the KPA500 for the air intake grill. Has any FTer
>> stacked the two boxes to see if they work without generating too much heat?
>>
>> ..mike AI6II
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73 Deni,

F5VJC