[Amps] What blower?

[R.Measures]

On Jan 28, 2006, at 8:09 PM, Will Matney wrote:

> We had discussed using the new infrared aimable thermometers for this. 
> You aim the laser dot and read the temp. I was thinking Rich Measures 
> was going to try this out using a Fluke model.

I bought an IR thermometer at Costco® for c. $70.   The accuracy is 
semi-good when comparing it to a
Weston dial thermometer.

> If it was a sucess, I would like to know the outcome. I myself though 
> of using one to check the coil temperatures on transformers running 
> under full load. The outter coil temp can be used to extrapolate the 
> internal temp at the mean radius of each coil this way. Has anyone 
> tried this with any success yet?
>
> Best,
>
> Will
>
>
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> On 1/28/06 at 8:00 PM Bill Turner wrote:
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>> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
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>> At 11:35 AM 1/28/2006, Gary Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Top of my one of my 3cx800 a7's reads 73 degree at idle in standby
>>> Temp of tube key down 145 degrees. 1kw in rtty out.
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>> The top of the tube is not especially critical. It's the seal
>> wherever metal meets glass or ceramic that counts. If you can reach
>> that with the tube operating, fine. Many rigs you can't.
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
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