Luminin
spending too much on rocks
Member since August 2017
Posts: 400
|
Post by Luminin on Sept 27, 2017 12:52:37 GMT -5
I used the boxes that my tumblers came in to muffle them somewhat. The small Nat Geo doesn't get hot, and the Lortone doesn't seem affected one way or the other. Helps that I keep them in a cool basement though I think.
|
|
|
Post by captbob on Sept 27, 2017 13:15:38 GMT -5
SO... you are spending $20 per fan per tumbler to cool motors that are running at the temperature they are designed to. As long as it makes you feel better, go for it. I seriously doubt the motors care. Been running many Thumler's motors for 10 years. Never had one quit working. Famous last words. uh... okay...? How so? 10 years from $50 motors that are still running just fine works for me. Wish I got 10 years of flawless, uninterrupted service out of everything I bought. Buy all the fans and take all the temperature readings you want to, I just don't think that these motors need anyone to go to that expense and effort. They run just fine as they are intended to do. More likely that a motor may go south due to someone not bothering to oil them as needed. What I meant was there is a reason these tumbling units have steel or metal in proximity of the motor and that is to use as a heat sink and it draws heat away from the motor which is a good thing. Maybe they use metal because that is the best material for the build. People don't want a plastic tumbler and wood really isn't practical. I don't see the small (metal) bracket that the Thumler's motors are mounted to as a heat sink, (they barely get warm) it's just the best way to support the motor, and probably for the lowest cost. You may be over thinking this and imagining a problem that doesn't exist. These motors don't need their own little personal $20 fans. And no one needs the extra wires all over the place - each needing another outlet. But, if it makes ya feel better ...
|
|
|
Post by Garage Rocker on Sept 27, 2017 13:37:53 GMT -5
Run your tumblers inside the refrigerator and take care of the noise AND heat.
|
|
|
Post by TheRock on Sept 27, 2017 13:54:45 GMT -5
Years in the Advanced Electronics Program in the Navy 35 years as a Licensed HVAC Contractor Controlling Temperature which includes dealing with motors of every type..... Truly Amazing I have to come and Join a Rock Forum to get a lesson in Thermo Dynamics. Hell if I knew it was that easy I would have joined this Forum Long Ago! ~Duke
|
|
|
Post by captbob on Sept 27, 2017 14:21:50 GMT -5
What lesson? I certainly wasn't trying to give one.
ALL I'm saying is that your cooling project isn't necessary. Reckon it can't hurt anything, just not necessary. Figure if I can save just one person from spending $20 (per tumbler) on a solution that isn't needed, that's helpful.
Do what ya want. Spending money on fans to cool tumblers running in an air conditioned room is amusing if nothing else.
|
|
|
Post by TheRock on Sept 27, 2017 15:01:37 GMT -5
|
|
Wooferhound
Cave Dweller
Lortone QT66 and 3A
Member since December 2016
Posts: 1,423
Member is Online
|
Post by Wooferhound on Sept 27, 2017 15:27:17 GMT -5
If anything, I think the motors could fail from running at a temperature that is below the design limit.
|
|
Wooferhound
Cave Dweller
Lortone QT66 and 3A
Member since December 2016
Posts: 1,423
Member is Online
|
Post by Wooferhound on Sept 27, 2017 15:35:01 GMT -5
Years in the Advanced Electronics Program in the Navy 35 years as a Licensed HVAC Contractor Controlling Temperature which includes dealing with motors of every type..... Truly Amazing I have to come and Join a Rock Forum to get a lesson in Thermo Dynamics. Hell if I knew it was that easy I would have joined this Forum Long Ago! ~Duke I have worked in electrics and electronics from the 60's and deal with heat dissipation on a daily basis. Motors run daily at 130 degrees for decades, They are made to do that, in fact this seems low for the electric motors that I deal with. If anything, I think the motors could fail from running at a temperature that is below the design limit by limiting proper lubrication. But I guess there is nothing wrong with throwing more money at it if you have it. But we are getting a bit off-topic as this thread is about keeping a tumbler cool while it is Covered up.
|
|
|
Post by TheRock on Sept 27, 2017 20:58:25 GMT -5
If anything, I think the motors could fail from running at a temperature that is below the design limit. Now that is funny! Maybe if the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter is aligned with Mars and peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars!
|
|