ok, got everything i need. Got the 28 dollar HPS ballast, the ushio lamp, got it wired up for testing, man that baby is bright.
got the MDF, got the DIY friendly 15 inch lcd, got some fresnel, got some 327mm lense, got the lexan XL10 to protect them. got the fire extinguisher (seriously) got this work station pretty much loaded up not to mention the tons of tools under my student housing apartment bed....... ( i own a antique british bike so having tools is absolutely necessar)
first of all, since i want to do this right the first time, i want to measure everything a million times than design the enclosure around it all.
now for FAN cooling, check this lasko thing out from Wallymart. my buddy used it to cool his 500 dollar graphics card while we're toasting suckers on Battle Field 2. then he got a water cooling kit and he gave this to me. It's a squirrel cage design, and very very quiet, it's about as load as a PC power supply. how can i incorporate it to my enclosure?
use pvc that is same size as the squirrel cage parts and suck in the outside air, then point the blower onto the fresnels/lcd's?
got the MDF, got the DIY friendly 15 inch lcd, got some fresnel, got some 327mm lense, got the lexan XL10 to protect them. got the fire extinguisher (seriously) got this work station pretty much loaded up not to mention the tons of tools under my student housing apartment bed....... ( i own a antique british bike so having tools is absolutely necessar)
first of all, since i want to do this right the first time, i want to measure everything a million times than design the enclosure around it all.
now for FAN cooling, check this lasko thing out from Wallymart. my buddy used it to cool his 500 dollar graphics card while we're toasting suckers on Battle Field 2. then he got a water cooling kit and he gave this to me. It's a squirrel cage design, and very very quiet, it's about as load as a PC power supply. how can i incorporate it to my enclosure?
use pvc that is same size as the squirrel cage parts and suck in the outside air, then point the blower onto the fresnels/lcd's?
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took off the stupid safety crap, then i can use pvc that shoots out to the enclosure's walls, and suck in air............
****, just realized that means i'm gonna have to cut more circles with the jig saw, i suck at that. i use to be a machinist apprentice and could make stuff out of metal, but i suck with wood work..
any suggestions on cutting circles with a 20 dollar jig saw?
****, just realized that means i'm gonna have to cut more circles with the jig saw, i suck at that. i use to be a machinist apprentice and could make stuff out of metal, but i suck with wood work..
any suggestions on cutting circles with a 20 dollar jig saw?
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got the fresnel back out, gonna use the one piece (two stuck together, seemed to work fine on the ohp)
look at that beautiful mirror (in the ohp body, not the mirror for lense top), maybe i'll put that behind the ushio lamp, ( not gonna buy the quiche mold now, i think 25 dollars to ship from canada for 12cm item is criminal.)
also got the 327 mm lense off of the armature, WHY DOES THE INPUT SIDE OF THE LENSE HAVE A SEPERATE GLASS PIECE IN FRONT OF IT ? SHOULD I KEEP IT?
look at that beautiful mirror (in the ohp body, not the mirror for lense top), maybe i'll put that behind the ushio lamp, ( not gonna buy the quiche mold now, i think 25 dollars to ship from canada for 12cm item is criminal.)
also got the 327 mm lense off of the armature, WHY DOES THE INPUT SIDE OF THE LENSE HAVE A SEPERATE GLASS PIECE IN FRONT OF IT ? SHOULD I KEEP IT?
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damn, i just realized if i use the squirrel fan sucking in cool air and blowing in the fresnels and stuff, i'll steel need a small fan to suck out the old air from enclosure.
man, the pc power supplies are so big, any other way to power a small computer fan?
man, the pc power supplies are so big, any other way to power a small computer fan?
Use a DC converter wall plug.(like for a cordless phone or something) Check rating on plug though. Looking good! Keep Updating.
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ok, till i figure out how to either fix the ffc problem, or sell this one on ebay and get another, i can't update till next week or so. but i promise a good follow up on the enclosure once i have the lcd working right.
Why do you need a fan to suck and a fan to blow? It seems to me that the most you would need is to put some strategically placed exhaust holes where needed for optimal airflow across what you want to keep cooled off. The air will take care of itself getting out!
Having an in/out fan arrangement creates a more laminar flow of air. If you just have air holes for an output, your air flow will be very turbulent, and some air will circulate around inside the box longer than you want. The longer air circulates around a heat source, the hotter it gets. It may only cool the box a few extra degrees over a hole arrangement, but cooler is always better. 😉
I believe stocker was talking about air holes as input, so you just need one fan to suck out the hot air. If your holes placement were correct, the air flow will cool whatever that you wanted to cool. If fact, if you have a higher flow fan blowing air insdie and a lower flow fan blowing air out, this will also create air turbulance inside.
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