[Amps] Centurion

[Carl]

Ive run my LK-500ZC with a quiet muffin fan on the side of the cover where 
there are ventilation holes. This is the path of most of the air flow. Seems 
to work as that amp has been beat on rather hard contesting and DXing for 
over 20 years and its still full power on the original tubes.

I believe it was Bill Orr who said that the way to tell if you have too much 
air is when it blows the tube out of the socket.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger" <sub1 at rogerhalstead.com>
To: "Phil LaMarche" <plamarc1 at verizon.net>
Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Centurion


>
>
> Phil LaMarche wrote:
>> I have a Ten Tec Centurion that is under a shelf with 3 inches of head 
>> room.
>> Would I be well served to put a Rotron fan on the tube vents and pull the
>> air out for better circulation?  Please!
>>
> My Alpha 76 has been in a similar location for a good 12 to 14 years.
> No problems so far although the aux fan on the back is getting noisy.
>
> It's been said you can't damage the amp from too much air flow, but you
> can if the new fan(s) disrupt the designed air flow.  Would a fan on the
> top with the internal fan blowing across the tubes?
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
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