I bought my IC-7000 new 14 years ago and it always amazes me, but it has always had a heat issue.? I've always felt the need for an external fan. Without the fan, after receiving for a couple hours, the case get very warm, and on transmit, even on QRP CW, it get extremely warm (HOT) to the touch. The external fan keeps it cool, and the internal fan does work. Every so often I put the top cover off and blow out any dust, Watching a YouTube video a repair tech said the number one failure of the '7000 is heat related.? Yet a couple friends say their '7000 only gets warm, even at 100 watts.
Just wondering if anyone else here had same problems?
Curt K2CWM NJ
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