[Amps] What blower?

[PA3DUV]

That must be a long time ago Will ;-)))))))))))))))))))))

Cheers, Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at verizon.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 2:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] What blower?


>I once dated a girl that reminded me of a hoover vacuum! LOL
>
> Best.
>
> Will
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> On 1/28/06 at 1:38 PM Joe Isabella wrote:
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>>I care because if I key my rig and have 100W of friggin' fan noise, it's
>>a problem.  And I consider it annoying to hear it from other stations as
>>well.  My Henry 3K-A had a fairly quiet blower (by Henry Standards,
>>anyway) but I didn't like how hot things were getting.  So I replaced it
>>with a real HD squirrel cage of approximately twice the size.  It stays
>>nice and cool now, but I've had to move the amp away from my operating
>>position.  It's still too loud, but I haven't had the time to fab a new
>>top for it that will hold a dryer vent exactly like you describe yet.  I
>>know guys that have moved their amps into different rooms because of noisy
>>blowers.  A bit extreme and if you ever contest, it's impossible (without
>>a remote contolled amp, anyway).
>>
>>  You're right about the bottom line being about keeping the amp cool, but
>>hearing a Hoover vacuum in the background is a little excessive.
>>
>>  Joe, N3JI
>>
>>
>>gdaught6 at stanford.edu wrote:
>>  SNIP
>>Some day I will post a long lecture about all the fuss over fan
>>noise. Short of an ear-splitting siren, who CARES about fan noise?
>>If the tubes are cool, they are happy. If the tubes are happy, I'm
>>happy.
>>
>>If blower noise bothers you, put a really big one outside the shack,
>>and use dryer exhaust hose or similar to bring the air from the
>>blower to your amplifier.
>>
>>I use headphones ALL of the time.
>>
>>73,
>>
>>George T. Daughters, K6GT
>>
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