Convector
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by ben dover
What's a radio convector and what's it do?
According to Wikipedia, it's either a heating or cooling element similar to a radiator...or a Roman God. I vote for the element.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convector
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Yooperville MI
Basically a heat sink for the radio amplifier power transistors which need to be in a ventilated area. Normally they are mounted on the back or sides of Delco radios but space and ventilation in a C3 requires a remote location.
