No I don't think its bad, The CPU in your computer will hit 40C almost within 10 minutes of having power (which is abt 100F) and its fine up to 60C+
Just because its hotter than we like doesn't mean its in bad environment! 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 6:51 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/ > _______________________________________________ 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/
