[Amps] SS amps watercooling - was PowerGenius XL

[Joe]

has anyone ever thought of just immersing the whole amp in mineral or 
transformer oil?

Joe WB9SBD
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On 2/14/2017 7:04 PM, John Simmons wrote:
> I'm in the planning stages  of a solid state amp. I am considering 
> water cooling... looking for pointers on design ideas, parts 
> suggestions, etc.
>
> 73, John NI0K
>
>> Roger (K8RI) <mailto:k8ri at rogerhalstead.com>
>> Tuesday, February 14, 2017 5:02 PM
>> Years past, I worked on many water cooled tube type 
>> amplifiers/oscillators.  Compared to those, water cooling a SS amp is 
>> outlandishly simple.  Route the Cu water tube through a milled slot 
>> in the heat spreader.  The most complicated part is how well you want 
>> to monitor the water flow and temp. Typically a restrictor is placed 
>> in the input line and the pressure is measured on both sides of the 
>> restrictor. Due to the heat spreader being at chassis ground, heat 
>> sensord can be directly attached to the spreader plate.
>>
>> This has the advantage that a finned cooler can be added, so if the 
>> water flow stops, the amp can still be fan cooled
>>
>> 73, Roger (K8RI)
>>
>>
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