KT-150
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:55 pm
Is there a source locally for Reflektor KT-150s?
Mamimili wrote:Hello Philip
How do you define hot vs. warm?
I don't mean hot enough to melt solder but is there a general guide that suggests "at or above XX temperature turn off your equipment and have it checked out".
For me, if i can hold it, it aint hot!
jadis wrote:Mamimili wrote:Hello Philip
How do you define hot vs. warm?
I don't mean hot enough to melt solder but is there a general guide that suggests "at or above XX temperature turn off your equipment and have it checked out".
For me, if i can hold it, it aint hot!
Hi Paul,
In my case, for hot, after touching the power transformer's sides for maybe 7-10 seconds, I'd like to take my hands out. For warm, I can hold it forever. I don't have the tech stuff to measure it, so that makes me uneasy a bit so what I did was to get a very small fan and place it at a certain distance to dissipate the heat. The bigger models of ARC have built-in fans.
Mamimili wrote:jadis wrote:Mamimili wrote:Hello Philip
How do you define hot vs. warm?
I don't mean hot enough to melt solder but is there a general guide that suggests "at or above XX temperature turn off your equipment and have it checked out".
For me, if i can hold it, it aint hot!
Hi Paul,
In my case, for hot, after touching the power transformer's sides for maybe 7-10 seconds, I'd like to take my hands out. For warm, I can hold it forever. I don't have the tech stuff to measure it, so that makes me uneasy a bit so what I did was to get a very small fan and place it at a certain distance to dissipate the heat. The bigger models of ARC have built-in fans.
Thanks Philip, that ties in nicely with what i do, it's always good to get a second opinion!
JackD201 wrote:Hi Phil In my case the VA900s are KT-120 amplifiers. Prior to asking here I asked Marek Gencev, chief designer of KR, if KT-150s can be simply dropped in. The answer was a categorical YES
JackD201 wrote:Actually Pare, machong unano siya. Compact lang.
Mamimili wrote:Hello Philip
How do you define hot vs. warm?
I don't mean hot enough to melt solder but is there a general guide that suggests "at or above XX temperature turn off your equipment and have it checked out".
For me, if i can hold it, it aint hot!
tony wrote:Mamimili wrote:Hello Philip
How do you define hot vs. warm?
I don't mean hot enough to melt solder but is there a general guide that suggests "at or above XX temperature turn off your equipment and have it checked out".
For me, if i can hold it, it aint hot!
ten second test, hold the traffo with your bare hand and count ten seconds,
if you are able to stand the heat for ten seconds, it may not be that hot...
jadis wrote:I'm just curious, in the event of a power transformer failure due to overheating, will it go out with a bang or just die out quietly. What I'm worried about in such a case is when you are riding the crest of a 'high' in the music being played (with eyes closed and feeling like Leopold Stokowski), and BANG! or BOOM! It's going to be a horrible feeling.
Mamimili wrote:Interesting stuff!
How about tubes? Do we get to see or hear any warning signs?