Texfrazer
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I don't have specifics, but if it's a 120 mm fan, you should be able to find them at most computer stores (though they may be DC, not AC).
DIY Boots, Gloves, Air Dryer
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I got you now. I was thinking the whole box was some sort of preassembled unit. Any idea on the boxes? Is this something you just bend and assemble out of raw sheets of aluminum (like for duct work)?
Hi Rand, the case was done with two pieces of zinc metal plates bended in a workshop that make rain collectors for roofs. The front cover is the fan, the rear cover is a wooden plate painted with aluminium paint.
The fan is an standard telecom rack fan for 220 Vca (in my country this is the voltage rating) 120 mm x 120 mm x 38 mm
The two pieces box is assembled with aluminium rivets.
I'm attaching a pic from the opposite side.
The fan is an standard telecom rack fan for 220 Vca (in my country this is the voltage rating) 120 mm x 120 mm x 38 mm
The two pieces box is assembled with aluminium rivets.
I'm attaching a pic from the opposite side.
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Well the real life test.
I went riding with my Jetski with the family. To ride the Jetski I use the same boots that I have for diving.
My daughter has some kind of neoprene wet sport shoes.
We rode in a plain lake. The waters are rain collected so they are brown with less that 1/4 foot visibility. Just to let you know that those waters are far from clean.
After a whole afternoon riding, we rinsed the boots with fresh water and store them in the car trunk inside a nylon bag to arrive home. At home, one hour draining water hanging and then to the "dryer machine". After an hour blowing ambient air, both pairs of boots were fully dry ready to store. No sewage smell inside.
I went riding with my Jetski with the family. To ride the Jetski I use the same boots that I have for diving.
My daughter has some kind of neoprene wet sport shoes.
We rode in a plain lake. The waters are rain collected so they are brown with less that 1/4 foot visibility. Just to let you know that those waters are far from clean.
After a whole afternoon riding, we rinsed the boots with fresh water and store them in the car trunk inside a nylon bag to arrive home. At home, one hour draining water hanging and then to the "dryer machine". After an hour blowing ambient air, both pairs of boots were fully dry ready to store. No sewage smell inside.
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I'm pretty sure you could pick up those fans from Newegg.com - Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, and More!
they look like standard computer / server fans.
I read of someone who used more of a shop vac type blower and even has flex hoses running up into his hanging wetsuit. He claims all his gear is completely dry in less than an hour. Boots & Gloves in 20 min.
He didn't post pics or specs, but I think I could imagine such a device. At least how I would set it up and then plug my shopvac hose into it. (my shop vac has input and output air ducts)
they look like standard computer / server fans.
I read of someone who used more of a shop vac type blower and even has flex hoses running up into his hanging wetsuit. He claims all his gear is completely dry in less than an hour. Boots & Gloves in 20 min.
He didn't post pics or specs, but I think I could imagine such a device. At least how I would set it up and then plug my shopvac hose into it. (my shop vac has input and output air ducts)
Something I've learned is that the electric motor should be brushless, as electric sparks produce ozone, which harms neoprene. Brushless electric motors are AC powered with Squirrel-cage rotor.
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