[TenTec] Orion panel heat solution

[Ken & Linda Burrough]

I put the ten-Tec fan on my Orion the day I brought it home from
Sevierville.  It is on the Heat Sink and keeps the front of the Orion above
the display cool, every once in a while I can feel a little heat, but for
the most part it is cooler than most other radio's I have owned.  Try it on
the heat sink, it may stay cool for you and could keep you from marring the
top to the Orion.

Ken/w8keb

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid at verizon.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>; "orion Reflector" <orion at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 7:13 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion panel heat solution


> Hi,
>
> Have solved this small issue.  Top of my Orion,  just
> above the display area,  would become very warm,
> nearly "hot" after a few hours operation.  I have the
> fan Ten Tec sells to mount on the heat sink,  but
> not using PSK nor RTTY these days have not had
> the fan on the sink.
>
> So,  I have just laid it atop the Orion, directly over the
> vent slots just above the display.  The fan "bracket"
> lip just touches/almost rests in the small "slot" running
> across the top of the case just aft of the front panel
> face.  This little fan draws plenty of air up and out
> from the panel area:  the entire front panel now
> stays quite cool!  The fan is plugged in to the 13v
> dc RCA socket on the back panel.  The air can enter
> via the slots on the case bottom,  or through the other
> slots atop the case.  Quite pleased with this result.
>
> BTW,  this fan is very quiet!
>
> 73,  Jim  KH7M
>
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