[Elecraft] K3 : Rack Mount Option?

[Clay Autery]

Was just brainstorming...  Maybe as I posted subsequently, you could just bond the two units togetger with additional hardware....
Thermal issues could be dealt with by creating an efficient thermal interface bewtween the units and adding a fan to the P3 to take the heat out....  the P3 mass could actually sink MORE heat than just the flat panel....
I don't mind actually engineering a dedicated solution...
I'm not contemplating a 19" rack right now, but its not out of the question in the future...


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-------- Original message --------From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com> Date: 9/21/18  18:56  (GMT-06:00) To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 : Rack Mount Option? 




On 2018-09-21 6:17 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
> Thanks...  Looks like the solution is to get a spare K3s right side 
> panel and sib-machine it in a way that it can serve as a common
> panel for both components....
Not likely since the right panel of the K3/K3S and the left panel of
the P3 are both mounted with 3D connectors and screws passing from
the outside of the panel.  In addition, the K3/K3S has regulators
which use the right panel as a heat sink and capturing that inside
the P3 would impact the cooling ability.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


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