Vortec Angle Brackets

[customclimates]

Anybody hear of brackets to angle the MP40w Vortecs? Do you think they may be in development to go into production for anytime soon?

 

[customclimates]

I hope someone from Echo Tech Marine will chime in on this.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Well I already mentioned this in the other thread but here it goes again

-In order for the vortec to work, the magnet in the motor and wetside need to be parallel to one another. So if you angle the wetside, you need to angle the motor

-There is a limit to how far the magnets can be separated, 3/4" I believe. So any angling of either piece would be minimal at best and only with really thin tank walls.

So lets assume that is not possible that way. (And yes I know innovation is a strange beast to predict )

That leaves two options to do what you want that come to mind.

First some sort of "gearbox" setup where the impeller shaft meets the magnet (or somewhere in between) such that it allows the impeller to spin in a different direction than the magnet. Which I think would be a major PITA to engineer.

Or along the lines of how Seio pumps are designed out of the box, in that there's a "shroud" that angles the blowing water in another direction. This is probably a more feasible option, but not knowing the hydrodynamics of how the Vortec pump works, this might not work out, or it may.

 

[customclimates]

Going way out on a limb … How about a wedge shape magnet with a thin rubberized coating to prevent scratching? Negative on one side & positive on the other, epoxy together then coat? Would this simulate the wet & dry side as if they had contact?

 

[sfsuphysics]

If I get what you're saying, while you could put a wedge shaped magnet you could not spin it in the way you're thinking. remember the impeller is mounted perpendicular to the magnet housing. So if you had it spin the whole impeller would rotate in a very funny way and sweep out a cone of similar angle to the wedge.

But then again I might not have in mind what you're saying.

 

[customclimates]

Prior to the Vortec's I had a pair of the Tunze 6100's. I like the Vortecs a bit more with this on exception! I really hope something comes out in the future …

 

[ganjero]

they don't have to make the whole thing move, they can just create a different wet side that has some directional device on the front, just to name one of the many possibilities.

 

[customclimates]

Could not agree more. I really do not care than it does not oscillate as the Tunzes do not either. Just the option to angle would be great.

 

[DAKOOP]

Why not have a hinge (like a drive shaft on a rear wheel drive car or truck) that has a set angle. You could then rotate the wet side to get some directionality? Sounds do-able and not overly difficult for those super smart engineer peeps. Right?

 

[buck50bmg]

Or use the existing setup and do some kind of flexible shaft

 

[chad508]

they had talked once before about a diverter to direct the flow. but nothing as of yet. it should be pretty simple to make an adapter to mount on the wet side kinda like the new koralin pumps.

 

[vvolfe1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12601997#post12601997 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chad508
they had talked once before about a diverter to direct the flow. but nothing as of yet. it should be pretty simple to make an adapter to mount on the wet side kinda like the new koralin pumps.

That would be the easiest. Kind of like the diverters for a cars ac.

 

[raynist]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12713951#post12713951 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vvolfe1
That would be the easiest. Kind of like the diverters for a cars ac.

I think you would lose some flow though.

 

[chad508]

i run mine full blast but alot of people do not, so if you lost a little flow just cut it up some. i feel the gain in being able to divert the flow would out way the lost of a little bit of flow

 

[vvolfe1]

I just tought that a diverter would probably not work now. If the flow was diverted to much it could possible make issues with the wetside falling off.