Me too, Steve. I would rather put up with a somewhat noisy fan then
trying to correct it with oil or whatever and just end up doing harm
somewhere else.
The fan noise isn't totally objectionable, but it was just a bit louder than
I expected.
The one in the RV is behind one of the seats in the kitchen table area,
though, and may well be a little more hidden and thus harder to hear.
Aside from this very minor problem, the second TS480 works flawlessly.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
> Tom,
>
> I've always thought my 480's fan was somewhat noisy, but since I had no
> basis of comparison with other 480s, I've never done anything about it. I
> don't know whether a drop of oil might quiet it down, but I don't want to
> experiment unless I hear that someone else has been successful with that
> remedy.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 20:42
> Subject: cooling fan question for TS480
>
>
>> Hi, everyone.
>>
>> Well, finally, I got my second TS480 on the air today. ... Made a
>> 40-meter
>> CW contact with a guy in Arkansas. Got very good signal reports, and he
>> indicated that the rig sounded great.
>>
>> So, now it's onto the world of SSB phone and the MC60 mic.
>>
>> I did notice that the cooling fan seems a bit loud on this particular
>> TS480.
>> The cooling fan on my other TS480 doesn't seem to be quite as noticeable.
>>
>> I seem to recall that loud cooling fans are an issue occasionally with
>> Kenwoods; in fact, I know that the cooling fan on one of my older
>> TMV7A's
>> got so loud that I eventually replaced it.
>>
>> Anyone had any experience with louder than usual cooling fans on the
>> TS480?
>>
>> If you did, what did you do to quiet it down, short of replacing it?
>>
>> Just curious.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
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