[RFI] Window Air Conditioner Advice Wanted

[NA6MB Mike]

Rent scissor lift.  Only couple hundred for a weekend and provides a nice stable platform on which to work.

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Mike



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> On Jul 13, 2018, at 6:17 PM, Steve Kurtzman <stevew7sjk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Don,
> 
> OK ya got me there.  Not the kind of shack I was envisioning!
> 
> So basically you want an air conditioner with "mechanical controls".  I see
> that they are still made, such as by Frigidaire, but only up to 12,000 by
> them.
> 
> Maybe use two of them at opposite ends of the shack?  More expensive but
> better air distribution.
> 
> 
> 
> Steve
> sparkie001 at pobox.com
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> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 3:58 PM, Donald Chester <k4kyv at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>> Holy Moly!  2 tons of A/C for a shack?  That's enough for a whole house!
>> 
>>> Steve
>>> sparkie001 at pobox.com
>> 
>> Shack is 24' X 32' with 12' ceiling (formerly a one-room school house).
>> Building is unshaded in direct  sunlight in afternoon. QRO transmitters and
>> other station equipment give off considerable heat.
>> 
>> Various on-line calculators recommend between 19k and 30k BTU with
>> pertinent data entered. The old a/c is 23k, although at 40 y.o. it probably
>> doesn't have that much cooling capacity any more.
>> 
>> Besides RFI considerations, I have to figure out a way to get the old one
>> down and the new one up in its place.  Hole in the wall is 8' high off the
>> floor.  Most units I have checked take the same size hole and weigh 130-150
>> lbs.
>> 
>> 
>> Don k4kyv
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