There were a number of comments among the first customers that the fans were so quiet they couldn't tell if they were running without turning the rig around and looking at them.
That's how mine are too (S/N 10 - early pre-production K3) and I am very sensitive to fan noise. On the rare occasions my K3 is actually assembled an on the operating desk, it's close to a wood paneled wall and I'm not aware of them even though there's not a single other fan our source of noise in the room. Indeed, I sometimes can't hear them running when I'm working on the rig on the bench. After taking a number of complaints about the little "whizzer" fan in the K2/100, I believe that was Wayne's intent ;-) It sure sounds like something is quite different now. I'd recommend also posting a note on [EMAIL PROTECTED] about it. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Planisky Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:56 AM To: David Ferrington, M0XDF Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Noisy fans? I think you got lucky and have extra quiet fans :-) 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Dec 9, 2008, at 7:20 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > That's how my K3 is set up too, in a corner where walls can reflect > any noise. > I still think there is something else wrong. > 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 > -- > They know enough who know how to learn. -Henry Adams (1838-1918) > > On 9 Dec 2008, at 14:55, Joe Planisky wrote: > >> I've also found that where I place the K3 on my desk makes a >> difference in how loud the fans sound. My desk is in a corner of >> the room and if I place the K3 so the back is pointing into the >> corner, the walls reflect any sound right back toward me and the >> fans are louder. If I place it on a table in the middle of the >> room, I don't notice the noise nearly as much. > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
