NuPower
Xtender™
C10RX01
User
Manual
Rev
‐
5
2.2
HEAT SINKING
The
NuPower
Xtender
C10RX01
is
offered
as
a
stand
‐
alone
module,
or
as
part
of
a
kit,
which
also
includes
a
fan
‐
cooled
heat
sink
with
an
AC/DC
adapter
and
an
interface
cable
with
banana
jack
plug
terminations.
The
fan
‐
cooled
heat
sink
provides
sufficient
cooling
for
operating
the
NuPower
Xtender
at
room
temperature
(25
°C),
however
higher
ambient
temperatures
may
require
additional
heat
‐
sinking
to
maintain
a
baseplate
temperature
below
60
°C
at
100%
transmit
duty
cycle.
Figure 3: The NuPower PA Kit offers “out
‐
of
‐
the
‐
box” operation for the user. The fan
‐
cooled heatsink
is shown with an example PA (NuPower Xtender not shown).
Caution:
The
use
of
external
heat
‐
sinking
is
required
especially
for
those
applications
requiring
high
duty
cycle
operation
(e.g.
continuous
wave)
or
for
extended
on
‐
time
testing.
Operation
without
a
proper
heat
sink
under
these
conditions
will
cause
permanent
damage
to
the
product
and
will
void
the
product
warranty.
