User guide
Thermal Considerations  Xenus XTL User Guide 
152  Copley Controls Corp. 
C.1: Operating Temperature and Cooling Configurations 
The following charts show the maximum allowable ambient temperature of Xenus amplifiers for a 
variety of operating conditions and cooling configurations. The cooling options are for Xenus 
amplifiers with no heatsink, with the low profile heatsink and with the standard heatsink all with 
and without forced-air cooling. The operating conditions considered cover a range of continuous 
output currents at both 120 Vac and 240 Vac mains voltages. 
Model XTL-230-18 (-R, -S) Mains 120 Vac 
Mains 120 Vac  Mains 240 Vac 
Continuous Output Current (Adc)
No Heatsink
Low Profile
H
eatsink *
1
2
1
2
* All other
heatsink/f an
combinations
enable
operation at
55°C
123456
20
30
40
50
60
A
m
b
i
e
n
t
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
e
(
°
C
)
1
2
3
Co ntinuous Output Current (Adc)
Low Profile
Heatsink
1
2
All other
h
eatsink/fan
combinations
enable
operation at
55°C
123456
20
30
40
50
60
A
m
b
i
e
n
t
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
e
(
°
C
)
No Heatsink
3
Model XTL-230-36 (-R, -S) 
Mains 120 Vac  Mains 240 Vac 
Co ntinuous Output Current (Adc)
No Heatsink
Standard
Heatsink
Low Profile
Heatsink w/fan
Low Profile Heatsink
or no Heatsink w/fan
Standard
Heatsink w/fan
4
5
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
20
30
40
50
60
A
m
b
i
e
n
t
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
e
(
°
C
)
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Continuous Output Current (Adc)
5
4
1
2
3
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20
30
40
50
60
A
m
b
i
e
n
t
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
e
(
°
C
)
No Heatsink
Standard
Heatsink
Low Profile
Heatsink w/fan
Low Profile Heatsink
or no Heatsink w/fan
Standard
Heatsink w/fan
4
5
1
2
3
Model XTL-230-40 (-R, -S) 
Mains 120 Vac  Mains 240 Vac 
20
30
40
50
60
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Continuous Output Current (Adc)
3
1
2
4
5
A
m
b
i
e
n
t
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
e
(
°
C
)
No Heatsink
Standard
Heatsink
Low Profile
Heatsink w/fan
Low Profile Heatsink
or no Heatsink w/fan
Standard
Heatsink w/fan
4
5
1
2
3
20
30
40
50
60
2018161412108642
Continuous Output Current (Adc)
1
2
3
4
5
A
m
b
i
e
n
t
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
e
(
°
C
)
No Heatsink
Standard
Heatsink
Low Profile
Heatsink w/fan
Low Profile Heatsink
or no Heatsink w/fan
Standard
Heatsink w/fan
4
5
1
2
3
The various cooling configurations are shown on the following page. 










