calibration. If that is off (the K3 thinks 30c is 15c) the fans may
not come in when they should.
> Thanks to Brendan and all the responders:
>
> I have received several answers similar to yours regarding the heat
> sink effect. But, I already knew that. The reason I'm bringing this
> up is that the concern for "hot spots" is already there. After running
> the K3 hard, try powering down, remove power and the top cover. Feel
> around the front side and you will notice the warmth of the display,
> the other boards and the KRX3 box, which has NO ventilation inside and
> is a heat sink by itself. If you examine the air flow you can't help
> but see that the air movement DOESN'T GET to these areas. It's
> concentrated in the area around the AMP enclosure. That's my point.
> The K3 CAN be improved if a little more attention is paid to draining
> this heat supply more efficiently instead of accepting the rise in heat
> as a GOOD thing. I think improving the ventilation is the key here and
> maybe you are right, my idea of cross ventilation may not be the best
> thing. Maybe, instead of drawing ALL cooling air from the top opening,
> a side vent is installed to provide an additional source of cooling air
> that will find its own way to the output fans. The balance in the size
> of the openings is important to regulating the air flow.
>
> 73's From Tony
>
>
>
>
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