- Thread starter Hood
- Start date
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Daz you don't have to have the welder and cooler together. They can be 5 mtrs apart. You've got a pump capable of serious pressure. Extend your water lines to the other side of the shop turn up the pressure slightly and put the cooler well out the way.
Hood
I am obsessed.
- Messages
- 17,335
- Location
- Carnoustie, Scotland
The rad would be on the exhaust side of the tunnel with a fan pulling the air through it, the fan on the opposite side would be pushing cold air in.
Granted the air would be warmer from the motor but will have to see how it goes when I get the motor.
Granted the air would be warmer from the motor but will have to see how it goes when I get the motor.
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Mines done.
Will probably not get used for a long time but it was long over due in need of sorting out.
It was a thermal arc cooler with a pulse pump and aluminium pc rad. It's now a rich cooler with a pricey ceme mtp600 gear pump. A 4mtr copper tube coil heat exchanger. 2 powerful 24 v fans, all new hoses and a mega cool misty night paint job. Had an hours test and she's good to go.
Will probably not get used for a long time but it was long over due in need of sorting out.
It was a thermal arc cooler with a pulse pump and aluminium pc rad. It's now a rich cooler with a pricey ceme mtp600 gear pump. A 4mtr copper tube coil heat exchanger. 2 powerful 24 v fans, all new hoses and a mega cool misty night paint job. Had an hours test and she's good to go.
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Low noise wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
It would be no good in yours mate. Youll get too much heat build up. These are like the procon motors and the contained heat will soften all those hoses in that tiny space.
The reason I get away with it here is it's 3 times bigger than yours and plenty of space to get the hot air out.
The reason I get away with it here is it's 3 times bigger than yours and plenty of space to get the hot air out.
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
They are lower pressure and flow rate than the 3009, they are 3 times bigger and heavier and heat up quite hot.
They won't draw water either from nothing you need to draw it through the first time round. Once the air is out they are good as gold.
They are much simpler in the respect no dampers no vibration and lower noise.
Goods and bads for both.
Hood
I am obsessed.
- Messages
- 17,335
- Location
- Carnoustie, Scotland
I have to wait for my motor/pump before I can start building it, hopefully the post will be getting back to normal although not sure how long it will take from Portugal.
Not been able to try out the torch with the Chinese pump yet, maybe next week I will get a chance.
And here was me thinking you had painted it when it was damp and it had bloomed, only joking
That case kind of reminded me about the first Tig I had, Parweld 200 amp analogue inverter, just threw it out about 2 months ago, could have used it as a donor case
Ah well was kind of big anyway.
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Ha ha. The paint was just a bit of rattle can experiment. I was gonna go white but then I thought it looked boring so I misted some satin black on it lightly and thought yeah it's looking cool so then I went a little darker with the black and misted some silver over that. Well pleased with the colour. I usually spoil my work with paint but it looks awesome.I have to wait for my motor/pump before I can start building it, hopefully the post will be getting back to normal although not sure how long it will take from Portugal.
Not been able to try out the torch with the Chinese pump yet, maybe next week I will get a chance.
And here was me thinking you had painted it when it was damp and it had bloomed, only joking
That case kind of reminded me about the first Tig I had, Parweld 200 amp analogue inverter, just threw it out about 2 months ago, could have used it as a donor case
Yes it's not compact. It never was it never will be but it's an excellent quality cooler to stand most sizeable welders on top. Gonna sit under the bench for a while till I have a purpose for it.
Think I might have just the job for it next year. Watch this space.
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Well so long as you can get the heat out faster than it gets in your alright. The problem occurs when you box up that little motor and don't get that heat out. I've done it a couple of times and after 20 mins it's just like a kettle. The water in the tank starts getting really warm. Yes copper lines will be up to the job but you'll still have to get the heat out. They won't split but they will conduct heat well. Good air flow over the motor and out the box resolves all problems.
Brad93
Member
- Messages
- 18,452
- Location
- Essex, United Kingdom
Yes. Not sure what I'm going to do yet. The pulse pump while excellent and compact is a bit too noisy for me and having the cooler on the bench is vibrating the bench.
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Hmmmmmmm.
Would you fancy bringing/sending it back.
Might be able to make some changes to it.
It was designed to sit off and away from the bench with the unit.
If your interested I could rework it to take a procon possibly.
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
M
Member 66061
Guest
What is the average cost of parts needed to build your own cooler? or maybe i should ask, how much did the parts cost to build your cooler?
Richard.
Member
- Messages
- 18,344
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Brads is already sat on a huge foam pad that I put there. It didn't seem too bad when I tested it but I never sat it on the bench while welding.
Those pumps are used widely throughout many coolers but they do vibrate and using it on a bench could be the cause. The offer of a rebuild is there if brads interested as I have most stuff in stock. Happy to quote him to make it more tailored to his needs. A procon sounds the ticket if I can keep the heat out.
