[TenTec] Pegasus - horizontal operation?

[Joe L Blackwell]

In just a few hours of contesting the heat sink fins on the Omni VI+ and
its matching power supply become too hot to touch.  Positioned side by
side... counteraction?
>From the 12vdc Aux out of the Omni VI+ I run a small muffin fan directed
so the breeze flows over both heat sinks.  No more heat build-up. 
73, Joe aa4nn

Larry Gibbs <gridbias@isp800.com> writes:
> 
> I have an Omni VI+ which has horizontal fins. However, the power supply
has
> vertical fins. My ham son is an electrical engineer, and he assures me
that
> there will be no problem as the two will counteract each other. In the
past,
> when using a non-Ten-Tec supply, I would stand the Omni on end for
about two
> hours per week. This would be during periods of non-operation. This
appears
> to have worked, as I have never noticed a problem.
> Larry W3UIO
> 
> Joe L Blackwell wrote:
> 
> > Pegasus lying on its side, if you're worried about the heat sink fins
> > being horizontal, just take a look at the back side of an Omni VI+. 
What
> > other concern could there be??
> >
>

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