It's okay, it won't do any bad things.
co2 shut off solenoid
Jeez those things run HOT! Is it clever having such a hot thing attached to the regulator of a pressurised gas!!!??
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I have the red sea on and it dont even get warm at all.
Keep in mind that CO2 is non-flammable.Is it clever having such a hot thing attached to the regulator of a pressurised gas!!!??
And non-toxic as well.Keep in mind that CO2 is non-flammable.
Just don't put anything against it--or that can fall on it and you should be fine.....My solenoid from clippard gets hot, but not as hot as when it was new....:thumbsup:
I got some small computer (VGA) heat sinks and glued them to my solenoids with thermal adhesive:
Can't say it actually helped much, but it's an idea to start from. Switching my bubble counters from water to glycerin also helped cool off the counters as well.
The other option is low-voltage solenoids, but those take quite some doing to acquire and outfit for aquarium usage.
Can't say it actually helped much, but it's an idea to start from. Switching my bubble counters from water to glycerin also helped cool off the counters as well.
The other option is low-voltage solenoids, but those take quite some doing to acquire and outfit for aquarium usage.
I have a 0.1watt valve and it still gets really hot.
don't see why you have to try and cool it and all.
but if your really afraid of the heat, why not install a computer fan to circulate the air around it as well? will be a great compliment to the sticking of fins and using of glycerin.
but if your really afraid of the heat, why not install a computer fan to circulate the air around it as well? will be a great compliment to the sticking of fins and using of glycerin.
It's mainly the black box that gets warm, not the metal.
Doesn't sound right... How would the heat get generated from 0.1 Watts?I have a 0.1watt valve and it still gets really hot.
My Milwaukee solenoid uses 4 Watts and gets only luke-warm. Very nice.
Mine gets pretty warm as well...not hot though.
I think the Clippards use 3 watts? And they get VERY warm...
I wonder if they could use such warmth at low wattages as a new way to heat ... hrmmm.
I wonder if they could use such warmth at low wattages as a new way to heat ... hrmmm.
I think the use of a sprinkler timer and 24Vdc solenoids for your valving would actually work just as well over the 120Vac units. They draw minimal current and are made for industrial strength usage. Plus the sprinkler timer system can be used to control lights and specific pumps for verious functions.
It would quite simple to design and build a control panel in a water tight industrial box. There are several types of low voltage block contacts that can be used to control the 120vac feeds. All in all, it is less of a heat hazard and you can always incorporate a 4" cooling fan with a thermo sensor to turn it on and off.
Maximo
It would quite simple to design and build a control panel in a water tight industrial box. There are several types of low voltage block contacts that can be used to control the 120vac feeds. All in all, it is less of a heat hazard and you can always incorporate a 4" cooling fan with a thermo sensor to turn it on and off.
Maximo
That would be really nice, but think about how our wallets would feel... lolI think the use of a sprinkler timer and 24Vdc solenoids for your valving would actually work just as well over the 120Vac units. They draw minimal current and are made for industrial strength usage. Plus the sprinkler timer system can be used to control lights and specific pumps for verious functions.
It would quite simple to design and build a control panel in a water tight industrial box. There are several types of low voltage block contacts that can be used to control the 120vac feeds. All in all, it is less of a heat hazard and you can always incorporate a 4" cooling fan with a thermo sensor to turn it on and off.
Maximo
I am all for out-of-the box thinking, but sprinkler solenoids are used for water, not CO2. Or have we changed the topic from CO2 solenoids to lawn irrigation?I think the use of a sprinkler timer and 24Vdc solenoids for your valving would actually work just as well over the 120Vac units. They draw minimal current and are made for industrial strength usage. Plus the sprinkler timer system can be used to control lights and specific pumps for verious functions.
It would quite simple to design and build a control panel in a water tight industrial box. There are several types of low voltage block contacts that can be used to control the 120vac feeds. All in all, it is less of a heat hazard and you can always incorporate a 4" cooling fan with a thermo sensor to turn it on and off.
Maximo
As for using it to control lights and pumps, that might work if you use relays to switch the line current. Not sure how much all of that would cost... more than a few mechanical timers, but it might be an elegant solution. The cheapest four station controllers cost only about $20, not bad. But we are way off topic here.
No, Lawn irrigation controllers that drive 24 volt CO2 solenoids.
I dont see what the big deal with low voltage solenoids are. Just find an old wall transformer that matches up or go buy one at your local department store. Splice the wires making sure of polarity (if it maters). Plug into your regular 120V timer and your good to go. They wont save you any power though, according to their website all the solenoids from 12VDC to 240VAC are 6.5W (Clippard, that is).
Clippard solenoids draw .76 mA.
And low voltage would not be a problem. As stated all you would need is a wall wart.
And low voltage would not be a problem. As stated all you would need is a wall wart.
Wattage is a measurement of heat as well as current. A 24v solenoid will put out exactly the same amount of heat as a 120v solenoid if they both have the same wattage rating. Generally speaking, lower voltage usually means higher current draw. Higher current draw usually (if not always) means higher temperature.
Tommy
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