[ICOM] Fan on 756PRO

[Bonddaleena at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/10/2006 2:11:21 PM Eastern  Standard Time, 
ne0p at lcisp.com writes:
I have noticed that the fan on my new  acquired (love this rig) Icom 756PRO 
seems to only run during transmit.   This means that if the rig is sitting in 
receive only mode for awhile, it gets  pretty hot.  Is there a mod to make the 
fan run continuously, even during  receive?  Or does the radio have a thermal 
switch that will turn the fan on  during receive if it reaches a certain 
temperature?

73s John NE0P  

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I bought my PRO new in Tokyo, the year they were announced. As I have told  
John, it takes NO back-seat to any other 6 Meter radio I have ever had, or now  
own (and that quite a few).
I did NOT like the temperature of my radio (or my 706G) do I added a small  
muffin fan to the pack of the pro. 
It is completely inaudible in operation and even if the radio is on ALL  day, 
it is still 'cool' to the touch. I'm sure Icon's Engineers did due  diligence 
when they did the thermal aspects of these radios, BUT having spent  several 
years doing failure analysis for IBM, I KNOW heat ain't gonna make  anything 
live longer!
 
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