Understand Just a thought. Ill have to look I have a few laying around the garage and see if the wholes line up or not. I figured it would help.
--- "Bob M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, if you increase the surface area, it will > dissipate heat better. People have done this with > MaxTracs, but a 60w heatsink may not fit a 45w power > amp without some modification. In other words, it's > not just a bolt-on improvement. Some holes don't > line > up. There was some discussion of this on the "other" > web site. > > All of these mobile radios were designed and made to > operate at a 5/5/90 duty cycle: 5% transmit, 5% > receive, 90% sit there and stay warm. They get hot > if > you just look at them! You still need a lot of air > flowing over the heatsink; it doesn't matter which > power rating you have. > > Bob M. > ====== > --- Lee Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Heres a question for someone to answer, IF you > were > > to take say a gm300 > > 45 watt radio and take say a lowband heatshrink > from > > a maxtrac would > > the bigger heat shrink help disipate the heat > better > > or would it not > > make a diference? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Lee A Jones Firefighter/EMT Glenwood Fire Department Chief of Operations South Suburban Skywarn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/