[Amps] What blower?

[Will Matney]

Kurt,

Your correct. The only way to be able to would have the chimney in place if used. However say on some amps that used 3-500Z's like the SB-220 which were fan cooled only, you should be able to get a reading of the anode to glass seal on top, and probably the pins on the bottom according to which type socket they used. For steel tubes though, those Tempil sticks are a good way to go to check for a max temp. In other words, use a stick (crayon) to mark the max temp recommended by the tube manufacturer, and watch to see if it melts. We used them around welding, and heat treating all the time which is really what they were designed for. They work like a charm though!

Best,

Will

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On 1/29/06 at 11:14 AM Kurt Lacko wrote:

>How would you use such a device?  If having to remove the cover and
>whatever 
>else to get to aim at the tube or the pins,  wouldn't that be an issue by 
>disturbing the airflow and back pressure and receiving a poor reading? 
>Kurt...
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>From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at verizon.net>
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>Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 11:09 PM
>Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Amps] What blower?
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>> 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. 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:
>>
>>>ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>>>
>>>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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