[TenTec] Power Supply temperature

[Brian Carling]

Thanks. I will check the voltage and also add a fan. I have weights on the bug key. So it's just another add-on, LOL

Best regards - Bry Carling



> On Feb 20, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Clayton Brantley <clayton_n4ev at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Bry, a fan is in order.  I have one on the heatsink of my VI+ and it helps.
> I use a battery backed PS here and not too much heat from it.
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> 73 Clayton N4EV
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> On Thursday, February 20, 2014 4:16 AM, Dave Edwards <kd2e at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Bry.....If I get a chance, I'll get into a CW QSO tomorrow, and see what 
> the heat sink does.
> My S meter performs fairly normal...or like other rigs.
> Dead band, s meter lies on zip or S1...but I can always find signals 
> that are 20 or so db or more.
> If I coax switch back and forth between several other rigs...its in the 
> same range.
> ....Dave
>> On 2/18/14 9:20 PM, Bry Carling wrote:
>> Thank you Clayton,
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>> It sounds like this is a very common thing with Tentec Radios / Power supplies of the 1980s.
>> Maybe into the 1990s as well. I am sure the engineers just expected you to keep things from
>> touching the super hot heatsink back there, and also never to live in Florida (grin!) A fan is
>> definitely going to get added.
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>> I have been loving this OMNI VI Plus though. The S meter is a terrible liar, and my noise level
>> can be anywhere from S2 to S6 here on most bands. It hovers around S4 usually which is