Re: [TenTec] (no subject)

[Alan Sewell <alan.n5na@gmail.com>]

Here is the info from 2004 on bending the intake slots:

http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=411cooling

Here is N4PY's mod on reducing the fan speed:

http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=411cooling2

73,

Alan  N5NA

http://www.tentecwiki.org



Duane Calvin wrote:
> The fan is not what is noisy - or at least, is not the root cause of the
> noise.  The cause is that close proximity of the intake of the fan to the
> slots on the side of the cabinet.  You could try slowing the fan down, or,
> more drastically, cut out the sheet metal of the cabinet side in front of
> the fan intake (cover with hardware cloth or something else to keep you from
> putting your fingers into the fan - it should be as "open" as possible).
> Someone on the reflector took a pliers and "tilted" each of the slots in
> front of the fan - that also might help and would be less intrusive on the
> cabinet.  I don't recall how well it worked.  
>
>         73, Duane  (Centurion - been there, done that!)
>
> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
> www.ac5aa.com  
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of n5bi@juno.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:28 PM
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> Subject: [TenTec] (no subject)
>
> Hi Stan,
> I have a Centaur with the typical noisy fan..I have replaced the 811's with
> 572B's and wondered if the 310 fan you show on your lists is the quiet
> replacement for this noisy one I have.  
> Thanks for any info.  Gary N5BI  
>
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