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kedwardsleisure ![]() Old Croc ![]() Joined: 20 January 2009 Location: Staffordshire Status: Offline Points: 4246 |
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SO much for attempting to gain the moral high ground!
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njw ![]() Old Croc ![]() ![]() Joined: 26 March 2010 Location: S. Wales Status: Offline Points: 2201 |
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Whilst we're on the subject, I've got a 1500w smoke machine here with an o/c heater block, I can't get an exact replacement but can get a generic 1500w heater block, if I was to stick one of those in the machine and refit the thermal switch in the same position on the generic block as it was on the original heater block would I burn a venue to the ground or would it work....?
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mini-mad ![]() Old Croc ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 July 2012 Location: london Status: Offline Points: 6839 |
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...for this, and anything else your unsure of, I would get a tech to repair it and sign it off for insurance purposes. I'm confident when I can source parts and make the correct repair and have at minimum it pass PAT. But if you you are EVER unsure, get it don't by somebody qualified so that you are inline with you liability insurance and any other paper work that you COULD fall foul of by "bodging" or "hacking" away at and it be the downfall of your company.
Don't play games with your life or anybody else's. And insurance companies don't pay out on stupidity. |
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njw ![]() Old Croc ![]() ![]() Joined: 26 March 2010 Location: S. Wales Status: Offline Points: 2201 |
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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: 3969 |
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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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Matt Stolton - Technical Director (!!!) - Wilding Sound Ltd
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Danielr ![]() Registered User ![]() Joined: 30 May 2016 Status: Offline Points: 79 |
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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 ![]() Old Croc ![]() ![]() Joined: 18 August 2004 Location: Eastbourne Status: Offline Points: 8704 |
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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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