[TenTec] 960 Power Supply Question

[Rick - NJ0IP / DJ0IP]

I've had a couple (each) 961 and 962.
They all got hot; very hot in contests.
I also used a small fan to cool it during contests.

73
Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Ben Hall
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 7:57 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: [TenTec] 960 Power Supply Question

Good morning all,

I use a Ten-Tec 960 power supply to power my Paragon.  The unit gets 
rather warm, almost hot.  I can still put my hand on the top of the case 
and hold it there, so it isn't terribly hot.

I've been using a little muffin fan to blow air across the unit, from 
the left side to the right.  This keeps it quite cool.

I got to thinking this morning - is my fan a band-aid for a problem I 
should fix?  So I thought I'd ask to see if these just run a little warm.

As to the Paragon - I really like the rig.  Does everything I need it to 
do and isn't so complicate that I need the manual all the time.  Yes, 
the pots do need some attention now and then, or they get scratchy.

thanks much and 73,
ben, kd5byb
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