No, that temperature level isn't bad. 20F above ambient is fine. -Tim
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 6:52 PM To: Tim Ellison; Tim Lemmon; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 upper temperature limit? My 3000 runs all day and the temp hangs around 101F without any transmissions. I guess this is bad? Reggie k6xr -------------------------------------------------- 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 > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
