[Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply noise

[Vic Rosenthal]

I used to maintain computers used by farmers. I’m surprised they didn’t plant crops in them. There was enough soil there. Floppy disks (this was a long time ago) were unusable due to the abrasive action of the dirt.

Victor 4X6GP 

> On 28 Mar 2021, at 4:24, Steve Hall <99sunset at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Regarding placement of the KPA1500 power supply.
> After repairing and maintaining residential home computers professionally
> for several years, be advised that floor placement will allow 5X the dust
> to be sucked into the unit.  Units with air flow in and out are like vacuum
> cleaners.  I recommend raising the unit, even if only a foot or two, to
> reduce dust intake.  Units on the floor were packed with dust as compared
> to units on desks.
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