[Icom] Re: IC756Pro - mic and cosmetics?

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 21:06:33 -0400

grant do you have the fan blowing directly away from the rear of the radio
or across the rear?I have my 756pro set up so the fan blow's across the
rear.it seems to work fine.the heat sink stays real cool this way.i will try
with the fan blowing away and see if it is better.73

tony k2vi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Mitchell" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Re: IC756Pro - mic and cosmetics?


> For the past 10 months I have been using a small (3 inch) muffin type
> fan placed close to the exhaust vent on the rear of my IC746 (similar
> cooling flow to IC 756PRO) to draw air through the rig and keep it cool
> during long listening periods.  Placing the fan in the rear also reduces
> the noise factor and cools the WHOLE radio.  An added benefit to the
> IC746 is it also keeps the digital display area cool in light of some
> previous posts concerning display failures because of heat.
>
> 73, Grant
> N4GM
>
> Chris BONDE wrote:
> >
> > I was worried when in the summer the temp of the rig with the external
> > thermometer (over the vent) was reaching 50 celcius.  I listen a lot.
Tx
> > for 10sec (push foot switch, no modulation) the fan comes on cools to
about
> > 30 then quits and the temp goes up again.
> >
> > Not easy to blow smoke across.  I donot smoke.  :+)}
> >
> > Chris opr VE7HCB
> >
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