[Amps] Muffin Fan on Swan Mark 1

2 2@vc.net
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 06:58:12 -0700


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>From: "2" <2@vc.net>
>To: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; " AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
>Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 1:57 AM
>Subject: RE: [Amps] Muffin Fan on Swan Mark 1
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>> >> An IR thermometer,  a manometer, and some horse sense are more
>> >> trustworthy  than computer modeling -- i. e., if the thermometer says
>> >> it's too damn hot, and the computer app says it's not, it is.
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>> > //<chuckle>  The computer model is used for designing enclosures, not
>> > testing them.  It reduces design time because there's less repetitive
>> > empirical stuff that needs to be done, and modeling can also help reduce
>> > cost because it can lead you to inexpensive practical solutions that
>might
>> > otherwise be overlooked.  Then, when testing says it's too damn hot, you
>> > start again. -WB2WIK/6
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>> **  I build a cardboard box mock-up enclosure, duct-tape stuff in place,
>> measure the delivered pressure with a manometer, and, if needed, I make
>> changes.  I have found few blowers blower that meet the mfg's claimed
>> specs.  //  The rule of thumb for blower selection:  If the tube blows
>> out of the socket when one's thumb is removed from the anode, a smaller
>> blower is probably a good idea.
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>I've been trying to find a blower powerful enough to blow my 4CX1000A
>out of it's socket for ages... perhaps the socket's faulty?
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This test only works dependably with breech-lock tubes when they are in 
the socket and unlocked.

cheers, Mike

-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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