[TenTec] Cooling an Omni VI?

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

And that keeps the inside of the radio cool too.

Bob, K4TAX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <janed at burgoyne.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cooling an Omni VI?


> Another cooling idea for Omnis.  I use a 12 inch long threaded rod, No. 8 
> or
> 10
> with a 3 inch computer fan sandwiched between two nuts at one end of the
> rod.  then three inches from the fan put a nut and a one inch washer, 
> padded
> with rubber. then use heat shrink on rod the width of heat sink so rod 
> don't
> scratch sink. Then another padded washer and a wing nut to sandwich heat
> sink between two padded washers.  Put in top slot of the heat sink with
> point of fan down and use another one in series on P S to slow them down.
> Very quiet and the sink just barely gets warm.  Ed K7UC
>
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