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> Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 07:17:38 +0100
> From: Steve Thompson <amps@txrx.demon.co.uk>
> Subject: [AMPS] Airflow
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Is it permissible to blow air through 3CX800 in the reverse direction to
> 'normal', i.e. in at the top and out at the bottom of the anode?
It is possible, and somtimes done.
> There's obviously an effect on seal temperatures, but if these are kept
> within acceptable limits, are there any other potential problems?
No problems. You just need a lot more airflow than conventional
cooling. Eimac gives both specs in the data sheet.
> Thanks, Steve
>
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73, Tom W8JI
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