butterbudface
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Thoughts?
We run our ventilation through our lights.
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Rocket Soul
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Its a nifty idea that ive been playing with but with one problem: running all that air thru your light will cause it to get dirty on the inside, with possible mold spores and such. How are you going to clean that?
butterbudface
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We have a huge fan on there, Should suck everything through, Where we live no problems with mold and such
KK26
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Bad idea I'd say too for the simple reason @Rocket Soul laid out.
Where you live no problem with mold and such?
Really?
How about dust and all the other shit every part of the world gets?
Those channels will be clogged up in no time without filters regardless how super your fans are.
You could modify I suppose but with unproven shit like that I would not make this your first option.
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butterbudface
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Ill report back in 4 months on the dust build up, those holes are big, nothing is clogging them bru
cobshopgrow
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pls report.
to desinfect the lines you can probably use a ozone generator, if necessary.
sleek idea.
to desinfect the lines you can probably use a ozone generator, if necessary.
sleek idea.
HydroKid239
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Pre filters covering the holes might help with dust build up. Are the fans strong enough to pull thru a hepa filter on the ends?
KK26
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You obviously know best
See no point in you posting this really as your mind is made up.
Maybe you just wanted some back patting.
Well played your your genius idea.
Away you go then.
butterbudface
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Nah man i was looking for criticism to check where I can improve it or maybe you guys can see a disadvantage that I don't see, but like worrying about dust is the last thing on my mind.
Star Dog
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Every type of ventilation collects dust, check the outlet of a well used fan.
I don't think the dust itself is a problem besides efficiency but you have the chance to prevent it with a simple filter.
KK26
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Go ahead like I said, your mind is made up right.
Fuck the dust you say.
You did get the idea criticised but you chose not to hear it.
You also didn't think of the most basic an item like covering the extrusion with some kind of filter material, stockings even at the very least.
You'll be fine, fuck the dust because it does not exist where you live right. That is the least of your worries right.
Like I said, why post when you've already decided?
KK26
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butterbudface
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I am more worried about the fact that a filter would obstruct the airflow? I'll post some more pic's so you can see how clean the environment is.
I can use a "sock" with a rubber band and stretch that over the ends. Sorry I might have asked the question wrong.
I'm Looking for info around the temperature characteristics . If this brings the temps down by ~15deg, is it worth all the extra effort and material would you really see gains?
On the lm301 datasheet page 14, temp vs output table :
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butterbudface
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Probably not a heppa but yeah it's quite strong. I could put filter material on the air inlets of the room, that would be good for bugs and other nasties aswell.
Lockedin
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Maybe a lid, or some opening ports for the eventual cleaning.
FWIW - I have old nylons from my Wife covering my intake ports - minimal filtration - bugs only really - but minimal flow restriction as well.
Question for you
Is that your only circulation?
KK26
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Obviously doesn't know anything about filters or even stockings.
Go ahead anyway. Matters nothing to me.
cobshopgrow
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you can also get the filter material in raw form which is used on regular carbon filters as prefilter, its quite cheap (at least it was in pre corona times).
cobshopgrow
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whats your before and after temparature?
i mean, you prob saw it yourself allready, from about 30 to 80c is a good 5%.
white leds these days can take quite a bit.