My 3000 runs all day and the temp hangs around 101F without any
transmissions. I guess this is bad?
Reggie k6xr
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From: "Tim Ellison" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 1:20 PM
To: "Tim Lemmon" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 upper temperature limit?
The PA transistors and associated components are very stout. The max
temperature, while important is not as important as how quickly it cools
down after TX. I suspect that you have a fairly decent break during RX if
your TX times are long enough to get it up to 185F that it cools off a
bit. It you do not see a god temperature drop after TX, then one of the
two fans may not be operating at an optimal level.
The FLEX-3000 will take a 1 hour key down at full power, but if you get
much over 195F for a prolonged amount of time make sure you are taking
breaks to allow for an adequate cool down cycle.
-Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Lemmon
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 4:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 upper temperature limit?
I read the numbers somewhere, but can't find them here, or in the manual.
What is the upper temperature limit we should avoid on Flex 3000 rigs? I
can get mine up to 185 degrees F (displayed using CTRL-SHIFT-I command)
with digital transmit pretty easily. Everything seems fine, but the
cooling fans are certainly spinning!
Tim
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