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01-07-2012, 11:22 PM
TA Forbes Wrote:With respect to radios that have a hole at the top of the cabinet like the one on the left, I have seen several with this "modification," and the only thing I can think of is that the holes were made to help vent heat.


That would be a clasic case of fixing the symptom rather than the cause. So you are probably correct.
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Hole in the arch - by 7estatdef - 01-07-2012, 05:54 PM
Re: Hole in the arch - by Ron Ramirez - 01-07-2012, 06:07 PM
Re: Hole in the arch - by exray - 01-07-2012, 07:18 PM
Re: Hole in the arch - by Phlogiston - 01-07-2012, 07:23 PM
Re: Hole in the arch - by Ron Ramirez - 01-07-2012, 07:28 PM
Re: Hole in the arch - by TA Forbes - 01-07-2012, 08:11 PM
Re: Hole in the arch - by Phlogiston - 01-07-2012, 11:22 PM
Re: Hole in the arch - by exray - 01-08-2012, 05:28 AM
Re: Hole in the arch - by Chicago Jimmy - 01-08-2012, 11:48 AM
Re: Hole in the arch - by LASJayhawk - 01-31-2012, 09:22 PM



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