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    Oil Cooling Dummy Load with Radiator

    Made a dummy load with cooling fun.

    A dummy load is ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dummy_load

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    She has a circulation unit for the cooling oil, this is the speed controller.
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    At the back a fan is built in next to the radiator.
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    I got a nice radiator from a junk yard in the vicinity.
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    It was fortunate to me that I got a new-old-stock trochoid oil pump, but it seems to be a tad over-killing.
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    I made several types of load, this one shown below is of 50ohms, a standard type.
    Fan cooled dummy load-dummy_load_05.jpg
    Not yet calculated the capacity, but I suppose this can withstand more than 3kw.

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    Incidentally this dummy load was used in a study to detect subtle reactions from human body when it gets some certain amount of electromagnetic waves.

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    Nicely done cooler. And I like your load. Nichrome wire?

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    Hello,@mwmkravchenko thanks for comment. Yes it's nichrome wire.
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    And it's wrapped around on a mica plate.

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    Nice. The other possibility is a ceramic tile. You will have a great amount of cooling capability with your setup.

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    That will be also fine Mwmkravchenko, ceramic one may last longer in higher amperage.

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    Thanks chy_farm! We've added your Dummy Load to our Electrical category,
    as well as to your builder page: chy_farm's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:




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    Quote Originally Posted by DIYer View Post
    Thanks chy_farm! We've added your Dummy Load to our Electrical category,
    as well as to your builder page: chy_farm's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
    Thank you for adding this to the library. Glad you like this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chy_farm View Post
    Incidentally this dummy load was used in a study to detect subtle reactions from human body when it gets some certain amount of electromagnetic waves.
    Nice build Sir! I'd like to know more of how this is used in a detector circuit if you are willing. 3kw seems quite high for a system like that. Also what kind of oil are you using?
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