[RTTY] Equipment temperature

[William Lisk]

At work, we had a satellite receiver that was built with a vendor power 
supply mounted on its rear panel.  I didn't know its temperature, but 
the supply ran so hot that you couldn't hold your hand on it.  Every 
year or so, the electrolytic filter capacitors in this supply would fail 
by going open.  One of our guys had the good idea to mount an outboard 
Muffin fan to blow on this supply. After that, the capacitors (and 
supply) never failed again.  The lesson was that electrolytics don't 
take heat well.  Apparently it dries them out.  Almost all equipment has 
electrolytics, so this is something to consider.

73,

Bill/KC2EMH