Hi bill,
I am OK with the noise, I have some Noise Canceling headphones, and when
they are on, not only can't I hear my wife, I don't hear the amp
either! :)
I added the "LOTS of air" quote to let anyone know that I think it is a
good thing that it moves that much air. Else the tubes explode! :)
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Thanks and 73's,
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On Wed, 2013-11-06 at 20:38 -0800, Bill Turner wrote:
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE: (may be snipped)
>
> On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:58:17 -0800, Dave wrote:
>
> >4. Noisy, but it moves a LOT of air across the tubes.
>
> REPLY:
>
> A lot of amps have this problem. How about lowering the fan speed with a
> resistor then shorting it out when you go to transmit. A 555 timer IC could
> be used to keep the fan running for a while after going back to RX if
> desired.
>
> This sounds so good I think I'll add it to my amp. :-)
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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