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Subject: [AMPS] Airflow
From: w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com (Tom Rauch)
Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 05:56:57 +0000
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> Date:          Sat, 23 May 1998 07:17:38 +0100
> From:          Steve Thompson <amps@txrx.demon.co.uk>
> Subject:       [AMPS] Airflow
> To:            amps@contesting.com

> Is it permissible to blow air through 3CX800 in the reverse direction to
> 'normal', i.e. in at the top and out at the bottom of the anode?

It is possible, and somtimes done.
 
> There's obviously an effect on seal temperatures, but if these are kept
> within acceptable limits, are there any other potential problems?

No problems. You just need a lot more airflow than conventional 
cooling. Eimac gives both specs in the data sheet.

> Thanks, Steve
> 
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