intake/ light trap/ sump cooler & sump all in one idea

[disfunktional]

this is what it will look like from bottom. There will be a 1" gap all around it where the intake air will enter the cab.



this angled view may give you a better idea.

I still have to cut the "cooling fins" and glue them to the sump and outer shell to make them into one piece. Also there is some inner pieces for the sump and the top that need to be started. I will hav ethe house to myself for the week so with any luck I can make some good progress.

 

[superpedro]

It's looking sweet so far!

Damn, I love the tools you use for holding your box together before glue.. Really need some of those.

Enjoy your build mate!!

 

[disfunktional]

Thanx man. The tools that you see are from sears and if I remember correctly they're $30 a piece but so very much worth it.

Unfortunately things have not gone as planned. I have made very slight progress but not anywhere near what i was hoping for. I will have a little time Sunday and if it rains Monday its a possibility that i may get to spend some time on it then also. Il keep yall posted on any new developements.

 

[ScrubNinja]

Yay

 

[disfunktional]

hey guys!! Before I shut down the project for a while I did a lil work on the sump. Unfortunately I did not get any pics, so i apologize for that. The progress is that I have the front and rear "cooling fins" and three of the left side "cooloing fins" installed along with cutting out the main doors inside factory plastic. Thanx to all that are following and I hope to be back as sson as possible (and with some pics)

 

[disfunktional]

Alright Iv got a lil good news. I got rained out at work today and that gavve me the oppertunit to finish the frst phase of the sump, and I took a few pics. The first shot is an arial shot looking down into the top of the sump. The gaps that you see are where the air will be flowing into the cab.


This is a shot of the bottom to show you how the sump will be elevated 1" off of the floor. The "cooling fins" and outer shell will be supporting the sump. I will have to cut a hole in the cab floor for the intake.

And here is a shot of the sump nestled in its future home.

And a larger shot showing the door after the factory plastic has been and the 3/8" white acrylic that will be taking its place(still has protective covering on).

Well I hope that this lil bit of sump/cab porn pleases all who see it, and maybe helps you understand jst what I have been explaining. Il explain once again so that you dont have to jump back and forth between posts.

The air will enter the cab through a hole, yet to be cut, in the floor. It will hit the botom of the sump, flow up all four walls, and out the top of the sump into the canopy.

I still want to media blast the inside of the outer shell and outside of the sump to dull the gloss of the black acrylic. Then I can glue the two pieces together and continue on with the construction of the sump.

Future construction for the sump includes: The installation of the recessed 1/2" white acrylic top, instalation of air wands and air hoses, installation of pH/EC/temp probes, and fabrication of a 90 degree cover to help aid in the light trap.

Until then

 

[FzR]

Nothing new man ?! I hope you are well

 

[ScrubNinja]

The Argus Nutrient Dosing Handbook has a big chart of how various fertilizer elements react with various plastics/metals etc. It's a free PDF just google it.