Computer Cooling System for Yong Heng

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Interested to see the numbers they get.

FWIW, It's also not just a matter of the surface area of the part being cooled. Things like load, thermal capacity and thermal conductivity are also critical components, so it's difficult to make an apples to apples comparison between two different systems. For example, the CPU die/heatsink being discussed above is certainly much smaller than a compressor head, but it also has the ability to reach critically hot temperatures almost instantly during operation, whereas this is not the case for a compressor head; the ramp-up time for a compressor head to reach a critical temperature would take much longer in normal operation, giving the cooling system an advantage. Similarly, cooling a CPU die is arguably less efficient than cooling a compressor head made entirely of metal, even with the fancy heat spreaders that CPUs have these days, again giving the cooling system an advantage on the compressor head.


 
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don't have a YH, otherwise I would have already tested this.
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Hah! Same here, I've got a FLIR camera that can do 160x120 that I used with my LC-110, I would try to mimic this setup and record runtime temperatures and hot spots with it.

I'm not saying the setup wouldn't work or it's a dumb idea, just rather trying to interject some experiences/thoughts on my end. By all means I hope it works and works well.

If I owned a YH I think I'd just hook it up to a sink faucet or a garden hose so I had a continued supply of same temperature input water to cool the heads and I'd dump the exit hose into a sink or the lawn. This way I'm not having to focus on cooling heated water in a loop, water pump speed, fans, etc.
 
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don't have a YH, otherwise I would have already tested this.
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Hah! Same here, I've got a FLIR camera that can do 160x120 that I used with my LC-110, I would try to mimic this setup and record runtime temperatures and hot spots with it.

I'm not saying the setup wouldn't work or it's a dumb idea, just rather trying to interject some experiences/thoughts on my end. By all means I hope it works and works well.

If I owned a YH I think I'd just hook it up to a sink faucet or a garden hose so I had a continued supply of same temperature input water to cool the heads and I'd dump the exit hose into a sink or the lawn. This way I'm not having to focus on cooling heated water in a loop, water pump speed, fans, etc.
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I do understand your point if your compressor is just stuck in one place. Our intention is its portability even from within the house or out to the campsite for a week or shooting range. Moreover, we love innovating between our lucid intervals or dumb time :() By the way, the price of those cooling systems here are a steal. So, playing with will not break a bank. It is like going to starbucks. 

Back to topic. I received a message from the innovator. He can keep the temp of the YH heat meter below 60 at 5 to 10 minutes. Not bad.
 
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Interested to see the numbers they get.

FWIW, It's also not just a matter of the surface area of the part being cooled. Things like load, thermal capacity and thermal conductivity are also critical components, so it's difficult to make an apples to apples comparison between two different systems. For example, the CPU die/heatsink being discussed above is certainly much smaller than a compressor head, but it also has the ability to reach critically hot temperatures almost instantly during operation, whereas this is not the case for a compressor head; the ramp-up time for a compressor head to reach a critical temperature would take much longer in normal operation, giving the cooling system an advantage. Similarly, cooling a CPU die is arguably less efficient than cooling a compressor head made entirely of metal, even with the fancy heat spreaders that CPUs have these days, again giving the cooling system an advantage on the compressor head.

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The numbers looks promising. The owner said he can keep the temp (YH meter) below 60C between 5 to 10 minutes. He has to check back and try to record the exact minutes to the last seconds when it hits 60C. 'Til the next.
 
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A closed loop system would need to cool better before I would leave the simplicity of a 5gal bucket of water. For comparison I can run my Yong Heng for 15 min starting with 5gal of 20° C water and the ending temp of the YH is 53° C. If I add some ice to the bucket the temp ends about 45° C.
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That is what the other guy is doing. I wish he could because it will be less cumbersome to operate if he succeeds.
 
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This thread is really "cool" and I was thinking the same thing. Why not use a computer cooling system for my 'Heng ? I love the look, too. If I had a garage where I lived and a dedicated work space I'd definitely do what Powerbroker did to his system. It looks really nice, as well. I like the simplicity of just turning on a power strip and there you go. I have modified a gallon water jug to do the same thing, in a way. I cut a slit into the top of a gallon of distilled water and I keep my fish tank pump in jug with the tubes coming out of the top. I just keep it in the refrigerator so it's always 38 degrees. I just plug in the tubes and power and no need to keep filling a bucket of water each time. It takes two seconds to plug into the 'Heng and I can fill three PCP's in rapid succession with the temp never rising above 100 degrees F. 
 
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This thread is really "cool" and I was thinking the same thing. Why not use a computer cooling system for my 'Heng ? I love the look, too. If I had a garage where I lived and a dedicated work space I'd definitely do what Powerbroker did to his system. It looks really nice, as well. I like the simplicity of just turning on a power strip and there you go. I have modified a gallon water jug to do the same thing, in a way. I cut a slit into the top of a gallon of distilled water and I keep my fish tank pump in jug with the tubes coming out of the top. I just keep it in the refrigerator so it's always 38 degrees. I just plug in the tubes and power and no need to keep filling a bucket of water each time. It takes two seconds to plug into the 'Heng and I can fill three PCP's in rapid succession with the temp never rising above 100 degrees F.
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This looks good. 
 
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A closed loop system would need to cool better before I would leave the simplicity of a 5gal bucket of water. For comparison I can run my Yong Heng for 15 min starting with 5gal of 20° C water and the ending temp of the YH is 53° C. If I add some ice to the bucket the temp ends about 45° C.
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Aha! People innovate because people like you are willing to buy an improved product. But someone pulled the gun earlier than this cooling system. 15 Minutes is no sweat. 

Portable pcp compressor that is air cooled, no need for oil and can be run by 12v or 220W. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLcvRZwPevE&lc=UgxRNDCHSeCyb3gl7VR4AaABAg.9IbKC0SQl4X9IcPgngV6Mq
 
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