Kenwood TS-590SG Manual

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517.1 CoolingWe have designed the chassis of the TS-590S/SG to endure heavy-duty operation.The PCBs are placed as follows: FINAL UNIT on the upper side of the chassis, TX-RX UNIT and LO UNIT on the lowerside, CONTROL UNIT beneath the LO UNIT, NB UNIT and DISPLAY UNIT in front.We have placed two cooling fans in the front of the chassis.The cooling fans have two operation modes: LO and HI. By rotating two fan motors at a lower revolution speed, we aimedto reduce the operating noise.FINAL UNITTWIN FANTX-RX UNITLO UNITNB UNITCONTROL UNITDISPLAY UNITFigure 7-1 Layout of Printed Circuit BoardsWe have optimized the chassis structure using computer-aided thermal analysis to improve the heat dissipation performance.We have designed the chassis to facilitate smooth air flow.Figure 7-2 Results of Computer-aided Thermal Analysis07 STRUCTURAL FEATURES