Yes, high temperatures are fairly normal. Some users have worried that that
might be a problem -- cooking some of the components prematurely.
Installing an internal fan can help even things out quite a lot.
73 Martin AA6E
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:09 PM, John T. Fleming <john@w3gqj.net> wrote:
> Tom,
>
> I have an Orion I and have had it apart several times. Behind the display
> is
> mounted the CPU board. Between the processors and the display, I would
> expect the front of the top to be warm.
>
> 73,
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of cx7tt@4email.net
> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 3:36 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion II cabinet temp?
>
> 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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Dr. Martin S. Ewing, AA6E
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Branford, Connecticut
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