What a awesome work... really great!
What a awesome work... really great!
This is freakin' sweet!! Keep up the good work corvette!
^^yet another instance where smileys would have been nice^^
Very good job. How do you move it around, with a forklifter? :D
6th Update 8-24-05
I got my 120mm SUNON fans today. They look great.
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I had to cut my discharge and suction lines to put in my charging ports and run the 1/8" lines to my pressure gages.
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You can see how I put them in and tacked them to the line also.
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This is the TXV Sporlan A7A valve, can't take it apart so I had to rap it up and keep wetting it down.
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This is the other TXV for the GPU.
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I got the suction lines in and I have to put my flex lines in next.
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You can see how I taped in with the cap tub that feeds the expansion tanks.
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Tomorrow I putting the system under pressure. God I Hope I don’t have any leaks!
;slobber; <<<< will fix when we get smileys back!
This amazing work corvette....I'm hoping it doesn't have any leaks too! Good luck with putting it under pressure tomorrow!
Amazing job, what a PITA it would be to find a leak there, hope there won't be any.
Are they 38mm ones? I have the same one, they are like a turbine with 12V. :DQuote:
I got my 120mm SUNON fans today. They look great.
Im hoping for you to corvette! a leak would be not good with insulation on it! but hey, this machine kicks ass ;)
Hehe my sunons are 110volt. :)
that is one friggin beautiful piece of work there....
7th Update 8-26-05
I started the day off with having to run all the lines to the pressure gages.
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This in one of the lines I have to braze, you can see how much fun it has been brazing.
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There was only two that was like that and the rest were all easy.
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I put in two electric cut outs on the low stage.
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I'm at the point were I have to put the evap blocks in place and put some insulation on the suction lines. I have the two heaters in the blocks I had to put wire leds on. I found these really nice solder and heat shrink tubs that work great.
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Everything is brazed up!
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Pressure testing time!!
I found 4 leaks.
It’s under Pressure and holding it!!!
It holds pressure!! I put 200-210 psi on the system to leave over night, then I will run it up to 250-300 psi for the weekend.
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I can't wait to see what it can do!
This is going to be one sick project. GOOD LUCK
Your brazing skill rulez :clap:
Can't wait to see what it can do too.
And... corvette? how the pressure testing? or when is it gonna happen?
those small stem diameters on the schrader valves are a poor choice,unless those are just to read pressure, but you have permanant gauges for that. when vacuuming restrictions are critical at very low pressures and lengthen times considerably. Slow charging too. I usually don't use stem diameters below 3/16" but 1/4" to 3/8" are better.
man this thing gets more amazing every day :)
by the way you should add one of those car fans right behind that front grille, it will look awesome and cool everything as well :)
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That thing looks awsome!! xtremely clean job.
Me trembles in anticipation :D :cheer: :cheer:
Beautiful Job. Turned out a lot bigger than I imagined. I can't wait to see if you can pull off a 90 day run with this baby!
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To many things have to go into it. I was glad when I got all the parts in that everything fit. It think is going to take 1800 watts to run it at most? What do you think? So 746 watts in a hp, I have 1.5 hp in compressors, MLX18, 15, and SC15
1.5*746 + 400 watts for the computer + 25 watts for the condensor fan + two 25 watt pumps = 1594 watts per hour, so 1.594 KWh *24 hours *90 days * 0.07 cents per KWh = $241.01 to run it 90 days
Or $977.44 per year :eek:
damn, this is very beautifull, i wished i had one like that
hope to build my first phase change in september
but ow, this looks sweet
Thats one electrical bill ;)