[AMPS] Blower Noise

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>
>It has been suggested that a fan blowing across the tube will make less
>noise than a centrifugal fan, and therefore it is good to install such a
>fan.
>
>I thought blower noise was good.  Have you ever heard an AC Cobra that was
>quiet?  Have you ever met an owner that complained about the noise of that
>car?  Or sell it to purchase a quiet electric car?  And what about a Harley
>owner?  Ever seen a Harley with a after market "quieter" muffler?
>
>And, what about the P-51 or P-47 screaming around the airshow circuit.
>Would you come to watch if they were quiet?
>
>A big blower on the linear amp is part of the attraction of high power amps.
>Wind rushing into a good amp causes turbulance in the next room so that
>papers must be secured with Budweiser cans (partly full).  A good blower
>causes the S meter to kick to S-9 before speaking a word and clears the
>frequency of local chatter.
>
>On the enforcement side, the blower noise can be recorded and cataloged just
>like DNA, so that one of the owners could not come onto the frequency
>without identification, even if someone else speaks.
>
>And, if someone breaks into your house and steals the big 4800 pound amp  -
>with a lift truck and moving van,  it can be identified later with a noise
>print.
>
>A good blower uses natural flow which causes heat to continue straight up
>and has a vent with no elbows through the roof.  On a normal day, the red
>tail hawks will be seen spiraling in circles over the vent, using the heat
>flow to gain altitude.  What a glorious sight to be the only house in the
>neighborhood with hawks circling overhead.  The only problem is the occasion
>when you bring a new baby poodle home.  They always seem to disappear in the
>back yard just before lunch time.
>
/chortle/   ... not bad, not bad, Colin.  Congrats.

   In this neighborhood we have owls, kites, and red tailed hawks.  My 
guess is that they are not averse to dining on puppies and/or kittens 
when the bunny supply falls off.  .

cheers

-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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