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SSR cooling tunnel ?

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I have read about cooling tunnels. I can find it, however only in your neck of the woods (Ozz). What size tunnel would you need running 2 100 amp in parallel at about 50 amps. Where are they at retail?
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grizzzman wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:55 pm I have read about cooling tunnels. I can find it, however only in your neck of the woods (Ozz). What size tunnel would you need running 2 100 amp in parallel at about 50 amps. Where are they at retail?
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https://www.jaycar.com.au/fan-assisted- ... g/p/HH8530 it actually comes as a single piece and cut it in half to give 2 bits that slide together to form the tunnel.
An 80mm fan has holes aligned to the 4 screw holes on top and you require a thermostat mounted above the relay on each side wired in parallel to start the fan when the relay gets above 50*C.
Finished article looks something like this in an install I did around 12 mths back for Peter Holmes (Pet-els)
Heatsink 1.jpg
Heatsink 2.jpg

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pet-els wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:42 am Good photo's Terry. :shock: :shock: :shock:

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heres mine
NOT tried in anger so far.
50mm square aluminium tube about 900 high (whatever suits) with some thicker ally under the heatsink, glued with heat transfer stuff. SSR(s) bolted to the side, tiny 40mm jaycar fan on top running through a 50 degree thermostat.
Cannot ever imagine the fan actually running but we will see.
SSR on heatsink (2).jpg
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T1 Terry wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:45 pm
grizzzman wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:55 pm I have read about cooling tunnels. I can find it, however only in your neck of the woods (Ozz). What size tunnel would you need running 2 100 amp in parallel at about 50 amps. Where are they at retail?
Thanks!
https://www.jaycar.com.au/fan-assisted- ... g/p/HH8530 it actually comes as a single piece and cut it in half to give 2 bits that slide together to form the tunnel.
An 80mm fan has holes aligned to the 4 screw holes on top and you require a thermostat mounted above the relay on each side wired in parallel to start the fan when the relay gets above 50*C.
Finished article looks something like this in an install I did around 12 mths back for Peter Holmes (Pet-els)

Heatsink 1.jpg

Heatsink 2.jpg


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Thanks Terry. That was what I was looking for. I found one that was 80mm x 80mm x 80mm. I felt it was a bit small.
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Dot wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:33 am Well hello Mr Grizzman, where and what have you been up to if that isn't toooooo personal ;)
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bagmaker wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:41 pm heres mine
NOT tried in anger so far.
50mm square aluminium tube about 900 high (whatever suits) with some thicker ally under the heatsink, glued with heat transfer stuff. SSR(s) bolted to the side, tiny 40mm jaycar fan on top running through a 50 degree thermostat.
Cannot ever imagine the fan actually running but we will see.
SSR on heatsink (2).jpg
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Thanks I have considered building one also.
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grizzzman wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:36 am
Thanks Terry. That was what I was looking for. I found one that was 80mm x 80mm x 80mm. I felt it was a bit small.
The ones we make up to suit 2 relays are 85mm x 85mm x 85mm and this puts the screw holes at each end perfectly placed to mount the 80mm fan screw holes.
The relays themselves are 60mm long and 45mm wide, mounted across the heatsink so the heat dispersing fins inside the tunnel are under the relay base and the thermostat mounted above between the relay and fan ends up as a neat package. Not sure how you would mount the fan on the end with a 5mm smaller cube, but if it has the same amount of fins inside each half I guess it would work ok.
Don't be fooled by the area required for cooling when one of these relays gets into rapid PWM control, even the good quality low voltage drop relays will have the fan running at a 50% duty cycle passing 100 amps through it via 2 relays rated at 100 amps each. Push the load current higher and the duty cycle drops to 75% fan on at a 140 amp load and 100% duty cycle (doesn't turn off) above 80 amps per relay. If you use the cheap chinese relays that you find on evil bay, even at a 50 amp load (25 amps per relay) the fan can not keep the heatsink cool enough for the thermostat to drop out. Be warned also, those cheap chinese relays don't just fail if the get over heated, they have been known to catch fire, so be very careful with just what product you use.

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