[CQ-Contest] 400W Linears

[Tom Osborne]

Scott Ellington wrote:
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> At 2:44 PM +0000 3/14/02, andrew (GI0NWG) wrote:

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> Actually, running a 1.5 KW amplifier at 400 W will generate lots >of heat, unless the amplifier can be loaded very lightly, 

I have a FL-2100B here, and after a few hours in a RTTY contest,
it used to get so hot (running 250 watts)the power would start to
drop off.  I found a couple of old computer power supply fans and
set them on top of the amp, and now it runs cool throughout the
entire contest. Cheap fix. 
Tom W7WHY