Dynavap VapCap

[stark1]

She said thet?

 

[cybrguy]

Just dont get too sassy/snarky, or you will get absolutely *NO* sex.

Well, that explains it then.

She said thet?

Not to me, but I have heard it said.

 

[kel]

Just recently found out that an Omni is one nifty tool to have.
Who knew.

Sneaky Pete's little spacer thingies suddenly seem quite inexpensive

Only a double sawbux for very useful calipers is $$ well invested! I agree.

I have one too, don't use it often, but the times when I do it is always very much appreciated

 

[StillBiggerThanYou]

Hi folks. I have a question. I have built an induction heater, (based on the great design from Pipes and there examples here) using a wired (Mains) power supply. Problem: I get to the second loud click after 6 seconds. I would like to slow this down. Is there any way to 'tune' this to slow down the heat? Can I add a potentiometer to reduce the voltage getting to the heater? Should I just get a different supply?

The easiest way to tune this is to have the cap sit deeper in your induction chamber. You can either modify your chamber so it's a little deeper, or move your coil up a little from where it is right now.

By having the cap sit lower in relation to your coil, it means you get more heat into the chamber, further away from the end of the cap where the click happens.

 

[stark1]

Anyone with their new Orion 1.5 notice small cracks surfacing ( under the decal ), near
The coil.

One would have thought the new Orion was to have addressed this issue. Otherwise,
The problem still persists. By cracky

 

[icecream]

This is would be better suited for the Orion thread. However, since you asked, I got 2 small cracks (I think from heat) on the side that is at the top next to the coil on my Orion v2 weeks ago.

I am excited for the release of this year's colored Ms. I know it is probably still a long wait (last year it was October), but I am excited non the less. I always went for the non-colored versions in previous years, but this year I want to get a colored M. I am really hoping for green this year

 

[TommyDee]

Anyone with their new Orion 1.5 notice small cracks surfacing ( under the decal ), near
The coil.

One would have thought the new Orion was to have addressed this issue. Otherwise,
The problem still persists. By cracky

They should have also rotated the coil 180 degrees so the 'knee' of the wire was further from the case. I mentioned it but fell through the cracks.

 

[stark1]

Pictures for those with ( like myself ) weak imagination, please

 

[RustyOldNail]

Pictures for those with ( like myself ) weak imagination, please

 

[TommyDee]

Pictures for those with ( like myself ) weak imagination, please

There are precious few images of the Orion's insides. But the top leg of the coil points to the plastic case. That bend in the wire is where things get hot. If you rotate the coil 180 degrees, the knee would point in toward the insides rather than the nearby case plastics.

 

[stark1]

Do you mean 90 degrees, TED Dee?

( here are a few )

 

[GoldenBud]

how much it cost?!

 

[stark1]

For you?
A bargain, you are special

We also have a bridge

 

[GoldenBud]

For you?
A bargain

We also have a bridge

i LIKE them! hehe

 

[TommyDee]

Do you mean 90 degrees, TED Dee?

( here are a few )

Nope, 180 degrees will take that little leg pointing to the case to pointing to the insides. Since copper distributes heat faster than nearly everything else, the heat of the top coil near that bend is the greatest. So if it was facing away from the case, the heat would be further inboard.

 

[GoldenBud]

I can hear the ice-hash bubbles in my M, lol, it's nice to diversify from the clicks sound

 

[stark1]

So, if the coil is faced in the opposite direction, where would you stick your ‘Cap,

TED DEE ( did you mean rotate the hot point/“knee” in the opposite direction? )

( Orion clone )

 

[TommyDee]

unsolder the coil - turn the coil 180 degrees on it's axis - resolder the coil.

 

[stark1]

The hot spot will still be a hot spot?
Now the PCB will have to face the heat?
Mayday

 

[RustyOldNail]

Heat rises, sometimes....

 

[stark1]

 

[TommyDee]

The hot spot will still be a hot spot?
Now the PCB will have to face the heat?
Mayday

You're missing where the heat concentration is and how it causes the specific problem people are seeing. If you do as I suggest to a real unit, you'd see in a second what I am saying.

 

[stark1]

Have you ever been to the show me state

Thing is, when you flip the coil, you have to make a “knee” for what was a perfect fit end

Results: Same issue.

To make it clear (to me), are you saying that the flux is denser where there is a bend?

 

[TommyDee]

Technically a triple point. Rotate on axis. It is not the knee that is the problem, but the wire leading away from it as the beginning of the coil. It now points to plastic... rotate 180 and it points toward the insides. Simple like that.

 

[stark1]

You sound like my housemate, but then she s a girl.