[ICOM] PW-1 Amp

[Jerry Keller]

Thanks, Gary... good point about the dust. I should pay more attention to dust, but I never think of 
it. Now I will... I just put a note in RED on my bulletin board that says "DUST" !!
73,  Jerry K3BZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary" <n6lrv at cox.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] PW-1 Amp


> It's up to you Jerry. The PW-1 is a solid state device and generally doesn't suffer degradation 
> from
> being ON however, the many fans that run may draw in and deposit more dust than you'd care for if 
> you
> leave it running which means more frequent cleaning would be in order in my experience, others' 
> may
> vary.
> Gary
>
> Jerry Keller wrote:
>
>> I leave the 756ProII on all day and run barefoot most of the time. If I power up the PW-1 in the
>> morning for some DX, is it better to leave it on while I'm just listening (just in case I need 
>> it)
>> or should I power it down? IOW, is there significant "wear & tear" on a PW-1 when it's on but not
>> transmitting?
>> Or, should I power it down after each use and power it up again each time I need it?
>>
>> 73,  Jerry K3BZ
>>
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