[ICOM] PRO2 vs. PRO3 heat removal

[Bill NY9H]

My pro 2 was in going into an enclosed cabinet, AND i believed the 
set ran very warm especially by the front color display, i looked it 
over for a solution.

  I ended up with a small 12 vdc fan mounted on the left rear, which 
mounts partially over the vents. It has a dropping r to slow it down 
to a level where i do not hear it at all. It pulls enough air so that 
the front LCD panel is only lukewarm, and the top is not much above 
ambient. It takes it's 12 from the ACC socket and the fan draws under 
15 ma... I measured many times... it's even fused at the plug.

and it is all mounted in a cabinet, with a ton of other stuff....

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bill ny9h


At 01:51 PM 1/17/2006, you wrote:

>My rig wasn't enclosed either.  I can't remember exactly where I 
>touched on the radio to see that it was hot, but it did seem fairly 
>hot to the touch.  It worked fi