We have been purchasing the fans from Automation Direct and painting our enclosures with a product similar to this https://dicorproducts.com/product/coolcoat/.
Each tower gets a visit at least twice per year to clean filters, clean the box, check battery voltages (individually), check that the fans are in good working order, cables are secured, structure is still straight, etc. We also have temperature monitoring in all of our enclosure and will send a tech to check it out if we're getting too hot. Those grain elevator sites we stop by about 4 times a year, before and after they're done moving grain in the spring and fall. -Kevin On 9/23/18, 2:48 PM, "AF on behalf of Ken Hohhof" <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: I have a fair number of the L-Com fiberglass NEMA4 enclosures, with a rainproof vent fan and a similarly rainproof inlet filter. Or some models have 2 fans, with a dual thermostat control that runs one or both fans as needed. They work pretty good and move a decent amount of air. You do have to clean the filters if they are in a dusty environment, we unfortunately have one right by the dump pit at a grain leg where they don't load corn or beans but rather some stuff that looks like flour, I think it's a byproduct from the ethanol plant. Anyway, I'm not sure you could figure out who they get the parts from to put them on your own enclosure. As has often been discussed, if the enclosure is exposed to direct sunlight, first order of business is to paint it bright gloss white. -----Original Message----- From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jon Langeler Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 12:26 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Enclosure cooling? I meant on the side of the Enclosure. Multilink MDU enclosure. Typically powering a 250 watt or 400 watt Netonix. Passive cooling is a neat option but typically costs more, takes more space up. Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc. > On Sep 23, 2018, at 12:45 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > Define "vertically". Do you mean it needs to come out of the top of > the enclosure? > > Also, do you just want a passive vent, or forced air (fan)? > > Automation Direct sells some hooded fans and vents that can run on > 24VDC but they are quite expensive and protrude farther into the > enclosure than I like. > > https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Enclosures_-z-_S > ubpane > ls_-z-_Thermal_Management_-z-_Lighting/Enclosure_Thermal_Management/Fi > lter_F > ans/018210-04 > > Hoffman also makes fans and vents for outdoor enclosures. > > Maybe make something out of Schedule 40 PVC pipe and other stuff from > a home store? Have the open end point down and stuff some fiberglass > filter material in to keep the bugs out? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jon Langeler > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 11:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AFMUG] Enclosure cooling? > > Anyone have recommendations on fan system components that can be > mounted vertically on an existing enclosure? Specifically louvred or > screened rain proof vents? > > Jon Langeler > Michwave Technologies, Inc. > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
