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Keeping the 6300 quiet and cool
I bought this laptop cooler at Big Lots for $10 and sat the 6300 on it. The case temp dropped 5 degrees and the internal fan never kicks up during long winded CW QSOs now. It has a USB power pigtail and you can plug it into the 6300's USB port. I stuck 4 equipment feet on the bottom of the cooler to keep it up off the carpet. http://www.biglots.com/p/ihome-15in-notebook-cooling-pad
It fit the 6300 perfectly and makes no noise.
Steve N4LQ
It fit the 6300 perfectly and makes no noise.
Steve N4LQ
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73, w5xz, dan
Steve,
I went to my local Big lot! and bought one of the 15" fan that you mentioned.
My F6.7K appreciate the air produced by the new fan. The radio does not turn the internal fan on. I am now noise free from the radio blower.
I operate mainly JT65 & 9 and the radio internal fan were turning on very often.
Thank you for the suggestion.
Ps. My original Extra license was N6LQ in 1976
I've just found something that looks similar, here in the UK. I've just ordered.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130881664327
I now have my £4 laptop cooler - it makes a lot of difference. Amazingly, the width of the unit is exactly the width of the 6300.
It's solid and doesn't wobble at all - the weight of the equipment adds to the stability.
The rack looks like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Whitmor-6070-3437-Supreme-3-Tier-Shelving/dp/B004BDP69M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1414947280&sr=8-4&keywords=black+metal+shelf
The only "problem" I'm having so far is that when operating next to the river the glare can get fierce.