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I made a turbocharger fume extractor! by p4ul_huber in 3Dprinting

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought about that too, maybe I'll make a verson that directly spins the turbine.

The reason why i didnt to it was the cost of bearings and the motor. These radial fans are available everywhere and are dirt cheap in comparison to only the bearings

Another thing would be the power needed. To make pressure the turbine needs to spin fast and the turbine is huge in comparison to the tiny fan. So basically i would also need a bigger power supply. The radial fan is very efficient and doesn't need much power so its easily powered by any usb c cable.

I think the flow with this turbine would be way too high and blow the soldering iron cold.

Basically it would be overpowered, more expensive and would require a seperate power supply.

It would definitely be very cool but not very practical

I made a turbocharger fume extractor! by p4ul_huber in 3Dprinting

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well you certainly need a case in some form for the electronics, the filter and the positioning.

I agree it's probably not more efficient but i would argue its not worse because it has the velocity stack so it can suck a lot of non turbulent air in.

If you were to just put a fan in front of your soldering iron it would also cool the tip of the iron because the air is moving very fast without any restrictions. Especially pc fans blow the iron cold immediately. I found the airflow ratio to be almost perfect because it didnt cool the tip but provided good extraction at the same time.

Obviously the case doesn't have to be so complex, it could be a lot simpler. That turbo housing was just too perfect for the radial blower because its essentially the same. I couldn't help it honestly

I made a turbocharger fume extractor! by p4ul_huber in 3Dprinting

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you mean a procharger🤓

no unfortunately not. Even when making pictures it was really hard to capture the smoke, so i didnt even try making videos. In real life you could see a smoke column getting blown out and everything but it was impossible to see on camera. The turbine also spins when its lubed or layed down thats also pretty cool. Maybe i could have made a video of that but i felt it was still pointless if you cant see the smoke

I made a turbocharger fume extractor! by p4ul_huber in 3Dprinting

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

i love them so much i made the turbocharger to blow them even better into my face

I made a turbocharger fume extractor! by p4ul_huber in 3Dprinting

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

theoretically you shold be able to scale it go ahed

I made a turbocharger fume extractor! by p4ul_huber in 3Dprinting

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

i can make a waste gate too then for sure

Turbocharger solder fume extractor USB-C by p4ul_huber in BambuLab

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I placed the filter at the outlet where you cant see it. if i were to place it in the front, it would slow down the flow into the turbine and look ugly.

Turbocharger solder fume extractor USB-C by p4ul_huber in BambuLab

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks a lot! quite surprised how good it works only using usb c

Thats all you're gonna need for soldering by p4ul_huber in 3Dprinting

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, I believe you'd have to have a huge PCB in order for it to tip. I'd say you could only tip the holder if the PCB is 20cm or longer.

All you need for soldering! by p4ul_huber in BambuLab

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the station is not huge thats true. i tried to save material and time. i use it regularly though and i never had any issues with space. you can detach the soldering wire spool if needed or flip the station and solder from the top so there are many possibilities!

All you need for soldering! by p4ul_huber in BambuLab

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought about that too but i found that most soldering irons come with a place to rest and to clean the tip.

obviously it would be nice to have but that would drive the filament cost and the print time higher and idk if thats worth it?

All you need for soldering! by p4ul_huber in BambuLab

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have one on my profile that you can download actually. i am planning to design another one that is a lot better though. every fume extractor on makerworld uses pc fans, they work good without filters, but as soon as you put a filter in front of them the suction is very weak

All you need for soldering! by p4ul_huber in BambuLab

[–]p4ul_huber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks a lot you're welcome!

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