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Larry (K8UT)

beta Software: KPA1500 FANticipator - console and fan control

FANticipator is a freeware KPA1500 console and enhanced fan controller
that I've developed to maximize shack silence and minimize fan noise.

My selfish intentions are based on the following:
You prefer to have the fans automatically shut off completely when the
amp nears ambient temperatureYou prefer hearing the fans when
transmitting rather than when receivingYou prefer listening to more time
with the fans running at speed #1 rather than less time with the fan at
speeds #2 or #3 or ...
You can read more about FANticipator and see screenshots at:
www.mortty.info

It's working fine here... If you're interested in beta testing, please
contact me offline: [hidden email]

-larry (K8UT)
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Bob Wilson, N6TV

Re: beta Software: KPA1500 FANticipator - console and fan control

FANticipator GUI has two checkboxes:

"During Tx, override fan menu settings and run at settings +1"

(Not sure what this means, run fan at 2 when it normally would be at 1?)

"After Tx, override fan settings and run at #1 until below 40c"

I assume it doesn't try to do fan adjustment when running full QSK, between
every dot and dash, but there's some type of delay involved, right? It
also seems like this fan logic could be built into the KPA1500 firmware if
the result is a quieter and cooler amp. on receive.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 8:04 AM, Larry (K8UT) <[hidden email]> wrote:

> FANticipator is a freeware KPA1500 console and enhanced fan controller
> that I've developed to maximize shack silence and minimize fan noise.
>
> My selfish intentions are based on the following:
> You prefer to have the fans automatically shut off completely when the amp
> nears ambient temperatureYou prefer hearing the fans when transmitting
> rather than when receivingYou prefer listening to more time with the fans
> running at speed #1 rather than less time with the fan at speeds #2 or #3
> or ...
> You can read more about FANticipator and see screenshots at:
> www.mortty.info
>
> It's working fine here... If you're interested in beta testing, please
> contact me offline: [hidden email]
>
> -larry (K8UT)

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Larry (K8UT)

Re: beta Software: KPA1500 FANticipator - console and fan control

Hi Bob

"During Tx, override fan menu settings and run at settings +1"
(Not sure what this means, run fan at 2 when it normally would be at
1?)
Yes, that is exactly what it means. The assumption being that you would
rather hear the fans when transmitting (said the RTTY / FT8 guy ...)
than when receiving. And while transmitting be a little more aggressive
with heat removal than during receive. I wrote a short description -
perhaps not real clear - of the options here:
http://mortty.info/fanticipator-features/

>doesn't try to do fan adjustment when running full QSK
Correct. There is a minimum runtime built into the fan logic to avoid
short-cycling the fan motors. This sometimes results in the fan
continuing to run for a couple of seconds into a receive cycle.

>this fan logic could be built into the KPA1500 firmware
Perhaps. At this stage, FANticipator is at that proof-of-concept stage.
If KPA1500 owners are happy with it we can talk to Elecraft about
including a richer feature set into fan control.

-larry (K8UT)

------ Original Message ------
From: "Bob Wilson, N6TV" <[hidden email]>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]>
Sent: 2018-08-09 12:33:52
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] beta Software: KPA1500 FANticipator - console
and fan control

>FANticipator GUI has two checkboxes:
>
>"During Tx, override fan menu settings and run at settings +1"
>
>(Not sure what this means, run fan at 2 when it normally would be at
>1?)
>
>"After Tx, override fan settings and run at #1 until below 40c"
>
>I assume it doesn't try to do fan adjustment when running full QSK,
>between
>every dot and dash, but there's some type of delay involved, right? It
>also seems like this fan logic could be built into the KPA1500 firmware
>if
>the result is a quieter and cooler amp. on receive.
>
>73,
>Bob, N6TV
>
>On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 8:04 AM, Larry (K8UT) <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>>FANticipator is a freeware KPA1500 console and enhanced fan controller
>>that I've developed to maximize shack silence and minimize fan noise.
>>
>>My selfish intentions are based on the following:
>>You prefer to have the fans automatically shut off completely when the
>>amp
>>nears ambient temperatureYou prefer hearing the fans when transmitting
>>rather than when receivingYou prefer listening to more time with the
>>fans
>>running at speed #1 rather than less time with the fan at speeds #2 or
>>#3
>>or ...
>>You can read more about FANticipator and see screenshots at:
>>www.mortty.info
>>
>>It's working fine here... If you're interested in beta testing, please
>>contact me offline: [hidden email]
>>
>>-larry (K8UT)
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