Posted by Rick Merrill on 10/30/07 21:12

blackburst@aol.com wrote:
> On Oct 28, 3:54 pm, Rick Merrill <rick0.merr...@NOSPAM.gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> blackbu...@aol.com wrote:
>>> On Oct 25, 6:17 pm, Rick Merrill <rick0.merr...@NOSPAM.gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Cadco - now under new management and designing a cooler unit
>>>> Motorola - ?
>>>> others ?
>>> On the top end, Jerrold Commander 6, or anything by Blonder-Tongue.
>>> On the crap end, Drake or Pico.
>>> Cadcos are decent cheap workhorses, and the bat channel switch is easy
>>> to use (but easy to misuse), but the failure rate is too high.
>> They say that the failure rate was due to heat (credible) so they are
>> designing a new one that will be better (or have a fan?).
>>
>> Thanks for the names!
>>
>> -- RM
>
> FYI: In my humble opinion, playout racks should allow at least one
> VENTED rack panel above and below all modulation equipment, and the
> rack should have its own fan.
>

You are so right. Did you write the specs, because that's what the
specs say! But will my tech listen? Maybe!

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