[AMPS] Nichrome wire and tube chimneys!

[Jon Ogden]

on 5/12/01 10:56 AM, measures at 2@vc.net wrote:

> Heath had a better idea.  The Heath SB-220 cooled the tubes with a
> slow-speed fan blowing horizontally into a split-chassis.  The diameter
> of the fan was slightly taller than the tubes - so moving air reached all
> parts of the tubes - including the pins.  .  I have seen a number of
> tubes that were removed from air-system sockets  in commercial

I doubt you could cool a 4-1000A or 3-1000A by blowing air across the side
of the tube.

73,

Jon
NA9D

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Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)

Member:  ARRL, AMSAT, DXCC, NRA

http://www.qsl.net/ke9na

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