Jack, My KPA500 is on my table top with the bail up with a shelf that is 1.25 inches above the front of the KPA500 and there is about one inch of space on both sides of the amp and the back of the amp is about a foot from the nearest wall and the connections to the back of the amp all drop down below the table top. There is about 3.5 inches clearance between the top of the amp and the bottom of the shelf at the rear of the amp.
It's always 75F in my shack year round. The amp temp when idle for a few minutes is 26C. I leave the fan running on speed 1 all the time, so the temp drops rapidly when I've stopped sending CW. The top of the amp never gets warm. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:38:50 -0400, "W0UCE" <w0...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >I am rebuilding my station console and would like to put a wooden shelf >above my KPA500 but am concerned about blocking air flow to the top of the >opening on the top right of the amp. The KPA will sit on the operating >table desktop with the front raised using the bail. If I put a shelf over >the amp I can cut an opening for airflow space if necessary. > > > >If anyone has experience or suggestions regarding minimum space for airflow >I would appreciate your input. Contact offline if you prefer. > > > >Thanks, > >Jack > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
