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by JNLRacing
Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:24 pm
Forum: General Chat Area
Topic: today on bluepeter we're going to build... A Flowbench!
Replies: 50
Views: 22643

My workshop has a 100a rated domestic supply fuse box of which I've dedicated 8 breakers (B10's) individually to the each motor to basically prevent the whole bench becoming inoperative in a case like mentioned above. Sort of belts and braces concept really. If running upto 4 motors so long individu...
by JNLRacing
Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:52 pm
Forum: General Chat Area
Topic: today on bluepeter we're going to build... A Flowbench!
Replies: 50
Views: 22643

Very simple just need some 250v .022micro farad caps wired inbetween the live and neutral. Also use independant 1.5mm2 3 core flex not multi core as all my wiring had fused together from the heat. Likewise the inside of the MDF was scorched from the heat so try and run some heat sinks of the metal c...
by JNLRacing
Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:44 pm
Forum: General Chat Area
Topic: today on bluepeter we're going to build... A Flowbench!
Replies: 50
Views: 22643

My initial costs came in at around £1800 incl all the necessary adapters for the different heads. I am about to rip the bench apart tonight though as I've managed to firstly outflow the capacity of the orifice plate (272cfm)and in the process have burned out 3 motors. So I figured I'd swap the whole...
by JNLRacing
Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:29 am
Forum: General Chat Area
Topic: today on bluepeter we're going to build... A Flowbench!
Replies: 50
Views: 22643

Ok I see what you are getting at. The larger a settling chamber is the less turbulant the flow around the sensors giving a more stable reading. However you will benefit from placing baffles in line with the orifice plate to allow even pressure distribution through the settling chamber othewise the a...
by JNLRacing
Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:13 am
Forum: General Chat Area
Topic: today on bluepeter we're going to build... A Flowbench!
Replies: 50
Views: 22643

Interesting thread, I've been directed to it by another member on this forum who knows we've build a bench ourselves incase hlp could be offered. For starters to aid you you may wish to have a look here http://www.tractorsport.com/cgi-bin/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi What I'm trying to figure out is ...

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