Yes. I can. The idea is I fold one out of this SS and put it in front of the 3rd fan to direct it over the motor. That will help further but as it is now the fan is doing the trick. We are nearly 5 hours of running and it's not heating the water up at all. Put some current down it shortly.Can you knock up some sort of cowling/tunnel to force duct the air over the motor a little more?
You sure those are not my test Pieces,?Good few AC test runs. Did 3 plates like this and 10 rods one after another. Welder burst into song with its powerful fan after no 7 was burnt.
They could be mate. I did get a few mixed upYou sure those are not my test Pieces,?
No mate sadly...not yet. when I get a few hours things tend to crop up.That reminds me. Speaking of DIY coolers have you had yours going yet @ukracer
All my coolers have been built with various designs and yes I've tried and tested different pumps with plenty of challenges along the way but I've not let one go into service until I resolved every one and they working perfectly. The vents in the side of this are working well as it pumps the air out of them and everything inside especially the water remains stone cold. There are 3 fans on this. Two bolted directly onto the exchanger keeping the water cold and one drawing the cold air through the exchanger and blowing directly through the motor. The large hole in the front keeps the pump out side away from the heat but that hole also allows the air from the fans to vent. It's a very breathable design.oh ive been watching these threads and your builds its really been interesting with all the different motors that you have used in your builds though sometimes ive wondered if you had your cooling set up right but as proven they work really well
ive now got to ask did it seem much cooler using the air slits to the sides of the machine that youve now built compared to your other builds ?
I'd say the best air movers were my own designs as they had a big window and vents for the fan to draw from and blow through.My diy exchanger and fan set up was great in this machine because the pump I selected was a tiny pulse pump that didn't generate any unwanted heat. The advantage was I could keep it really small and boxed up with no heat transfer to the water. Great cooler that one.
With the pulse pumps you don't need air circulating through the whole thing. Nor do you need huge exchangers and lots of fans. The only heat transfer you get it the heat from the welding which in my experience doesn't effect the cooler performance as much as a 70 degree motor in a box does.thanks richard it was part of the reason why i asked about between the builds that you have done for the water coolers for me the more air moved through the system the better it is