Boy, that's a great site -- lots of info on issues like the relationship
between % of glycol and cylinder head temperature, which strikes me as very
analogous to anode temperature in an amp.
73, Pete N4ZR
At 01:03 AM 3/11/2005, Tomm Aldridge wrote:
>Here is the reference for Red Line's Water Wetter product:
>http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/redtech3.htm
>
>
>David Smith wrote:
> > I'm certainly very interested in this discussion as I'm contemplating a
> > water-cooled 23cm amp project shortly.
> >
> >
> >>... In both applications you are trying to increase the heat transfer
> >>into and out of a liquid. You don't really need a
> >>USE-IN-TRANSMITTING-TUBES-ONLY label on a product to use it in a liquid
> >>cooled tube..
> >
> >
> > One thing that you do need to consider in cooling a tube amp is the
> > conductivity of the coolant. It's not a concern in a race car, but when
> > there's 4kV+ at the cooler, it certainly IS a concern in an amp. This
> > rules
> > out any use of salt. Does anyone know if Glycol or "Water Wetter" makes
> > the
> > solution conductive at all?
> >
> > There's also corrosion problems to consider. As I understand,
> Glycol-based
> > coolants also contain corrosion inhibitors. Would corrosion be an
> issue in
> > an amp using just distilled water?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dave
> > VK3HZ
> >
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