Water cooled Torch questions

[tigqk]

5 gallons not enough?Sure it is.Making mine with a 2 gallon sump.Gotta question your cooling set up?Take into account their is coolant in the lines and condenser.Their are alot of people that have less than 5 gallon sump just look at the coolers available from retailers.

[rustycase]

Sry tikqk... I thought ceej had said he was intending to operate ONLY from that 5 gal bucket reservoir and he made no mention of an included radiator assembly, possibly with fan, such as you described.

Obviously you are more experienced than I.

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[Fastest1]

Look for my thread on "City Pressure Torch cooler"

[ASE MasterTech]

It's all about conducting heat.
If the flow/pressure is too great, you will not be utilizing the the coolant to it's best advantage, as the 'coolant' will not be able to 'absorb' the heat quickly enough as it passes the point of conductivity (torch/hose).
Water (pure) is one of the best conductors of heat (& the best soluble) & is usually the standard by which all things liquid are measured. Most 'coolants' are a combination of some type of 'freeze-resistant' component & water. One is added at the 'expense' of the other (thermodynamically speaking).

[tigqk]

You'd be surprise how small some coolers can be made,one of the best ways is to take one of the ss trays that are used for keeping food warm in buffet tables filled with water, their are several trays a person could use as far as size goes, and a small threaded 115v transfer pump.Get a cooler fin from the back of a refrigerator. Now as far as having a fan with the setup I don't think it needs it. A person could make their coolers sit under the welder bolted to the stand, the Longevity flows so much air that it could flow air right through the fins if they came up behind the welder. Also I thin Stan has a few coolers for sale but for me it is always about the build.As for quantity considering what is in the lines, it doesn't take much.

[WookieWelding]

To answer the OPs question the water line from the power cable goes to the inlet on the cooler and the other water line is your supply the power cable is always the return line no mater what water cooling system you are using

[brucer]

a good resevoir would be the smaller 2 gallon cat litter bucket...
i'm planning on building one myself, i'm going to use an old aluminum console for a boat and just just cut what i need.. plan on making it look like on of those fuel cells for a race car... i'm going to use a little giant submersible pump.... make sure you get enough pump, and the pump has enough head for the job...
the store bought coolers run about 55psi and pump around a quart a minute through the small hose... i think the pump that i was looking at was like 200gph with a 10ft head..

[WookieWelding]

the pump on my store bought water cooler is 1.5gpm at 50 psi procon with a 3 gallon res with heat exchanger
I dont know what your 10ft head =s to in psi but you need volume and pressure most submersible pumps are only volume lacking the adequate psi to be used in a closed loop system are also a rubber vane and not brass or stainless steel
i am selling my coolit I for 300 bucks as i dont need it anymore