[Elecraft] [KX3] A Comparative Performance Assessment (of Aftermarket KX3 Heatsinks)

[Fred Townsend]

Al Lorona wrote:

> Here's a dumb question from a person with little thermal engineering knowledge: As these various heat sinks are being compared, does 1° deg C. really matter? 

As Wayne wrote not a dumb question at all but a highly complex one. Again I agree with Wayne's answer of 'probably not'. In fact your heatsink will operate more effeciently at higher temperatures because radiation effects are proportional to the forth order meaning a small change can make a big difference. On the other hand Elecraft builds in a huge safety margin and monitors and halts if that margin is exceeded.  On the other side one degree is one more degree of margin or which of your comfort zone does your wallet reside?
73
Fred, AE6QL

-----Original Message-----
>From: Al Lorona <alorona at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Sep 2, 2014 10:19 AM
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>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] A Comparative Performance Assessment (of	Aftermarket KX3 Heatsinks)
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> 
>Here's a dumb question from a person with little thermal engineering knowledge: As these various heat sinks are being compared, does 1° deg C. really matter? 
> 
>Al  W6LX
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