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Re: [Amps] Should a blower run after amp shutdown?

To: Jim Garland <4cx250b@muohio.edu>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Should a blower run after amp shutdown?
From: David Kirkby <david.kirkby@onetel.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:20:09 +0100
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On 2 June 2011 22:11, Jim  Garland <4cx250b@muohio.edu> wrote:
> Like many homebrewers, I've always built a timer into my amps that powers
> the blower for a couple of minutes after killing power to the amplifier.
> Today, however, in a conversation with another builder, I began to question
> whether this is actually a useful feature. (Obviously, exhausting hot air
> from the enclosure after powering off an amplifier does no harm, but the
> issue is whether any presumed benefit is worth the effort building in this
> feature.) Here's my reasoning.

<snip>

I must admit, I tend to agree with your reasoning.

Dave, G8WRB
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