I do the same thing with my R4B. You'll find that even if you slow it down significantly to allow it to run even quieter, the cooling effect is almost the same. A 5" fan moves a lot of air.
Dennis AE6C On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Richard Knoppow <1oldle...@ix.netcom.com>wrote: > Its too hot in Los Angeles so decided to try the fan I made up for my > T4XB on the receiver. It works like a charm. The R4B tends to run hot > anyway, I put the fan on top of the cabinet, over the power transformer, > blowing out. It keeps the cabinet quite cool and even the transformer stays > reasonably cool. This is about a 5" AC fan just connected to the line though > a power cord switch. I will have to build another so I have one for each > unit. > This fan makes very little noise. I wrapped some foam type weather > stripping around the case so it sits on the foam. This both seals it to the > cabinet and cushions any vibration. > > > -- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles > WB6KBL > dickb...@ix.netcom.com > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > Drakelist@zerobeat.net > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist >
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