Gary Smith, WA6FGI of the West,
Perfect. I am doing exactly that. It only
makes sense, less components, same
function and easy.
Here's the component and at the bottom,
the mounting fixture:
https://www.grainger.com/product/GRAINGER-
APPROVED-Fan-Switch-6UED6?opr=APPD&pbi=6UE
D6&analytics=altItems
I'm bypassing the wiper and selecting the
maximum and minimum speeds. To try that
out I connected a 12V DC thermostat
bypassing the wiper. I set it for 120F
(49C), the same as the Thermal switch has
and gave it a run.
The result: Far better than High speed's
volume level and it works perfectly as far
as I can tell. I should have done this
long ago.
Thanks for the suggestion!
73,
Gary Smith of the East,
KA1J
> If the blower noise is too loud, look for a more "modern" designed fan
> at Grainger.com Regarding the rheostat in the amp, this, I want to
> recall, was a mod that was applied to Ameritron's AL-800h's due to
> that amps notoriously loud fan. The overheat thermostat is that of a
> home laundry dryer variety. Can't recall specifically where, but it
> is documented on the web complete with how-to's and pix. Maybe a
> pointer, look for AL-800 H fan mods. Mine was loud enough that I sold
> it and bought a AL-82. All I can conclude is that 3cx's of any variety
> are a b*itch to keep cool.
>
> The other Gary Smith on this great list,
> Gary...wa6fgi
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