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Old 05-03-2021, 11:59 PM
Jon1967us Jon1967us is offline
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Originally Posted by Eric H View Post
Lack of holes in the HV cover is probably for X-Ray protection. You could probably drill holes and place a piece of sheet metal over the holes with spacers to provide ventilation and still keep the Rays contained.

The X-Rays are probably too weak to matter in most cases.
Yeah, I would agree with this as a possible approach. The problem with the 16 is it's fully enclosed, unlike the above referenced. There is no inlet or outlet.

I did a similar mod on my Hallicrafters T54 elevating the "roof" of the HV cage with standoffs.
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