Water cooling advice

Started by HappyHaggis
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#8

Water cooling advice

I use a micro air/water pump on my subs to blow ballast tanks on model submarines. It is very small and is equally able to pump air or water. Cost about $15 usd at NautilusDrydocks.Com. Might be worth taking a look to see if it will work for you. Search for micro pump in the shop section of web site.
Hope this helps,
Steve R
windwardcd@gmail.com
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#7

Water cooling advice

"The next thing I'd like is one that runs intermittently like on off on off on off to replicate a real boats exhaust at idle. "
I might suggest adding a riser to the exhaust pie. As the pump pushes H2O up the inboard side of the riser, it finally crests over the top of the riser and spills out the exhaust outlet. The pump meanwhile refills the inboard side of the riser until the H2O again spills over. Very prototypical hopefully. I've never tried it, so let us know if it works.
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#6

Water cooling advice

I bought my pumps off AMAZON.CA, both just the bare pump & also a version that includes a switch. Sorry I don't know how to attach a direction, or link, to the product. But i hope this helps.
VA3ROD
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#2

Water cooling advice

I believe the on /off would be a separate channel on the radio. I have purchased a small water pump off ebay. It was 7 volt, but I think you may need a valve on the out put. This way you could throttle the output to make it look realistic or a large line on the output side to make it sputter and fart realistically.

I think the valve would give you more options for output. The more experienced folks could give you more info
Don’t get stressed, CAUSE IT !
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#1

Water cooling advice

Good evening

I am looking at ways to have constant water cooling so when I'm idle water is still going round. I'm looking for a very small water pump though can't find one.

The next thing I'd like is one that runs intermittently like on off on off on off to replicate a real boats exhaust at idle.

How would I go about getting a pump to do that? A bit like flicking a switch back and forth however having that done automatically

Thank you

Scott
Scott (Haggis)
Scotland
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