[Elecraft] KPA500 - Fan Suggestion

2011-07-05 Thread Richard Squire - HB9ANM
If set to NOR, the KPA500 fan will switch to speed 1 at 50C, speed 2 at 55C etc. If set to speed 1 manually, temperature rise will be slower and it will take longer to reach 55C or even 60C. Then it cools down more quickly. Maybe not a bad idea to leave it at speed 1 all the time, the noise is hard

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 - Fan Suggestion

2011-07-05 Thread Jim Brown
On 7/5/2011 11:50 AM, Richard Squire - HB9ANM wrote: > If set to speed 1 manually, temperature rise will be slower and it will take > longer to reach 55C or even 60C. Yes. I have already placed a request with the Elecraft engineering team for a firmware update that allows a more aggressive fan se

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 - Fan Suggestion

2011-07-05 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
That is what the user settable base fan levels are for in the KPA500 menu. When using data modes in high duty cycle environments, feel free to set the lowest fan level to a higher value. 73, Eric WA6HHQ --- www.elecraft.com On 7/5/2011 3:37 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 7/5/2011 11:50 AM, Richar