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[TenTec] Orion II cabinet temp?

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Subject: [TenTec] Orion II cabinet temp?
From: cx7tt@4email.net
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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:35:40 -0200
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Hello,
I have my O II on the desk with a cabinet about 3 inches above it and open in the back. The shack temp stays around 70 to 80 degs. I have noticed that the front top gets very warm....my fingers can reach back about 3 inches or so. This is regardless of my operating. Frequently I turn the rig on at sunrise and may run it all day long with maybe only a couple of QSOs. I am guessing that the temp is in the low 100s. Is this normal? The majority of the heat is from the left edge of the display and goes to the right until left edge of the Band selection buttons. I also run the rig with 65 w out as this is more than enough to drive a homebrew amp. The heat sink fins are very cool to the touch as I write this. The display is set for Backlight-medium and LCD Display-Color 4 I do not have the outboard fan option installed as I rarely do RTTY. Would this make a diff?
73
Tom
CX7TT

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