[Elecraft] KPA-500 fan noise

[Wes (N7WS)]

Hooray!

BTW, what is the replacement fan you used in your K3?

Wes  N7WS

On 6/3/2014 7:19 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
> I would tend to believe that replacing the cheap fans with
> higher quality fans would be a improvement in design.
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> If the K3 cannot handle what little extra current draw the fans have
> then I would certainly question the well engineered aspect of it.
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> As in any product cost is a factor and I'm sure Elecraft
> has to weigh the cost associated with various parts.
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> For many the noise will not bother them for others it will so for the ones
> who  do find the additional noise bothersome they can simply swap out
> the fans for a higher quality fan and enjoy the reduction in fan noise.
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> To my ears (and I'm partially deaf from when I was in the Navy) the stock
> fans in the K3 had a grating sound that added to the background noise.
> Replacing the fans was a worthwhile improvement and made copy easier.
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> I'm not afraid of improving a design where there is room for improvement.
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