Blue_Ribbon
New member
Hi,
I'm looking to either build an aluminum heat sink or buy some sort of prebuilt sink that will fit around the motor on my reeflo dart pump.
I searched a bit on the net and found zip.
I love my cl system and the dart, but I know it's probably adding 3-4 degrees to the tank temp. The outer casing of the motor is very hot to the touch, it always has been from day 1 of it's unpacking from the box years ago.
As far as building one, I'm thinking of finding some "T" shaped aluminum panels, and cutting a slot in the vertical leg of the "T" near the top by the horizontal leg to accept a large 8" stainless steel hose clamp. I'm figuring 1/8" thick aluminum with around a 1/4" width on the horizontal part of it and making cutouts for around the cooling vents on the motor.
I could use some input if ayone has any ideas or experience. I'm still surprised that I could not find some sort of pre-made heatsink, this , if it works could be invaluable not just for my dart, it wuld help to reduce tank temps influennced by external pumps..
I'm looking to either build an aluminum heat sink or buy some sort of prebuilt sink that will fit around the motor on my reeflo dart pump.
I searched a bit on the net and found zip.
I love my cl system and the dart, but I know it's probably adding 3-4 degrees to the tank temp. The outer casing of the motor is very hot to the touch, it always has been from day 1 of it's unpacking from the box years ago.
As far as building one, I'm thinking of finding some "T" shaped aluminum panels, and cutting a slot in the vertical leg of the "T" near the top by the horizontal leg to accept a large 8" stainless steel hose clamp. I'm figuring 1/8" thick aluminum with around a 1/4" width on the horizontal part of it and making cutouts for around the cooling vents on the motor.
I could use some input if ayone has any ideas or experience. I'm still surprised that I could not find some sort of pre-made heatsink, this , if it works could be invaluable not just for my dart, it wuld help to reduce tank temps influennced by external pumps..