Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-25 Thread Dennis Monticelli
"Dennis Monticelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- That was a good idea to use surplus 24V fans on 12V. Another trick that works well is to put two identical fans in series and run them off the vol

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-24 Thread K9SQG
[EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I use specially selected 220v fans that start and run reliably at 110 v. Can't hear them and they are the ones I use on L4B/L7 power supply upgrades/rebuilds. Merry

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-24 Thread Eugene Balinski
"Eugene Balinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- All, One of the other solutions that is easy and quiet it to use a 24 volt DC fan and run it off of your station 12V DC supply. These fans are u

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-24 Thread Dennis Monticelli
"Dennis Monticelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- This is the same scheme that I use. It is flexible, quiet, and completely non-invasive. Also, I second the recommendation on the Panasonic Panafl

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread Jim Shorney
"Jim Shorney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:17:14 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Forgot to mention. Have a neoprene foot pad/rubber in each corner and just >lay up on th

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread john
john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- An option I use is a DC wall wart with selectable secondary voltage, so that you can move the fan (on rubber feet) from rig to rig, and adjust the fan speed wi

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread theducks
will begin to get the ones that make "blower noise" Dale W7GMY -Original Message- From: Bob W7AVK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:29 pm Subject: Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator Bob W7AVK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ma

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread Gypsymt34
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: cooling fans Forgot to mention. Have a neoprene foot pad/rubber in each corner and just lay up on the top of the PA cage or on the rt center ish of the R4. In that manner you can use or not. Suck the air out, and the last comment

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread Gypsymt34
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have two Radio Shack 115VAC cooling fans that I would like to mount (without modification) on my R-4C, and my T-4XC Hi,perhaps Think about running them on a line cord that goes x ft away. Have a outlet (or two) in box with a switch in switch out of cir

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread Jim Shorney
"Jim Shorney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:08:59 -0700, Hunter Ellington wrote: >My technical skills are limited, but I am trying. I have two Radio >Shack 115VAC cooling f

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread EP Swynar
"EP Swynar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On 23rd December, John wrote: "...If you run the fans at full tilt, it'll sound like a 747 warming up..." ** Hi John,

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread john
john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Better yet, get some 12 v versions, which are easier to slow down, and tap off the rig itself. If you run the fans at full tilt, it'll sound like a 747 warmi

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread Bob W7AVK
Bob W7AVK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hunter - Not a guru on the subject, but if they are 120 volt already why not just make up a line cord for them and plug the cord into a computer strip wit

Re: [drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread K9SQG
[EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- They can be mounted on the rear or top to EXTRACT the excess heat. But if you prefer more drift in the PTO you can blow air into the final compartment. Placing a th

[drakelist] Confessions of an Appliance Operator

2007-12-23 Thread Hunter Ellington
My technical skills are limited, but I am trying. I have two Radio Shack 115VAC cooling fans that I would like to mount (without modification) on my R-4C, and my T-4XC. The question is, where is the best location to tap into the 115V line power source? If this has been covered, will someone dire