[Amps] Centurion cooling improvement ideas for AM service
R.Measures
r at somis.org
Thu Aug 26 16:11:21 EDT 2004
Thank you, Marv.
On Aug 26, 2004, at 10:03 AM, Radio WC6W wrote:
>
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:26:34 -0700 R.Measures <r at somis.org> writes:
>>
>
> Hi Rich,
>
> <snip>
>
>>> IR doesn't radiate "through" standard glass.
>>
>> IR from sunlight undoubtedly gets through double-pane metal-film
>> coated thermal windows. Through standard glass, even more IR gets
>> through.
>
> The flavor of IR we're discussing is that measured by the optical
> thermometers.
>
> Those typically have a Germanium window on the sensor which cuts off
> on
> the shortwave end around 2 microns. Glass cuts off in the same region
> (2-4 microns) on the long end. So, the IR thermometers can not "see"
> through glass.
>
> 73 & Good morning,
> Marv WC6W
>
>
>
>
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