[R-390] (no subject)

[b w]

Bob,

Welcome to the list. My first one was a long haired blonde, who 
had....wait a minute....okay- first time with R-390As. Got you. I lugged 
my first one, a Motorola too, into the bedroom and set it up on a 
somewhat sturdy night table. It was in a SP-600 Bud cabinet too, so the 
weight was quite a lot more.

Fans certainly don't hurt things, but they aren't absolutely necessary 
unless you are going to have the top of the cabinet right down on the 
chassis. Maybe some kind of fan setup would be desirable then.


Barry, who is not the other 2 Barrys on this list

>Gents:
>
>I am a new proud owner of a decent Motorola R-390A without covers of any
>kind except the sheet aluminum closest to the electronics, and would like to
>construct a wood cabinet for it.  Has anyone out there done this? How much
>space around the aluminum do you folks recommend?  And, what kind of
>forced-air cooling system would be involved?  I am a user of this radio and
>not a technician, but could wire up external biscuit fans, I believe.  This
>wood cabinet would be a tabletop type, to sit on the specially reinforced
>table I had to build for the thing when I got it.  Boy, is it heavy.
>Thanks, in advance, for the advice.
>
>	
>Bob Benzon
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