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njw
Old Croc Joined: 26 March 2010 Location: S. Wales Status: Offline Points: 2572 |
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Quite right, I'll be honest, it doesn't sit right with me fitting a non original heater block but was just wondering if anyone had done it with any success. Looks like the dead smoke machine can go in the spares pile then.
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MattStolton
Old Croc Joined: 04 September 2010 Location: Walthamstow Status: Offline Points: 4234 |
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When blocks melt, you end up with a puddle of molten aluminium to contend with.
Aluminium is surprisingly "reactive", look what it does when powdered, mixed with "rust" and ignited with a magnesium ribbon for a fuse - called Thermite. Used for "welding" train rails together in situ, when you haven't got a huge power supply for mig/stick/etc... If the generic replacement block comes with a thermal trip in location, then it should trip before it melts. If you are placing thermal trip to generic block afterwards, you would need to test it to destruction to be sure...mewh. Edited by MattStolton - 21 January 2019 at 5:33pm |
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Danielr
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I think you're being a little alarmist regarding the dangers of aluminium. Why do you think you're need to test a thermal trip to destruction?!
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norty303
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I would be more concerned about the harmful effects of over heating glycols. They become highly carcinogenic if over heated, long before you'll melt or burn anything down. Its why cheap vapes can be potentially so harmful, if they haven't got adequate heat control. We had a long discussion on photonlexicon about home made fluids and machines and some startling data was shared in terms of risk and temperature. |
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