homemade ic

["Swann, Benjamin R. (BSWANN)" <BSWANN@arinc.com>]

Got me thinkin'

I've got hotwater baseboard heating in my house.  Don't know exactly where
you get this, prolly local pluming supply, but it consists of 1" Cu tubing
surrounded by fins.

imagine - big 3" Cu drain pipe with elbows to make outer frame.

drill holes in big pipe on sides.  solder several sections of the heater
elements so they go across. 

Y or Tee at bottom right intake and another one at top exit can wrap around
with Cu plastic or rubber pipe back into throttle body.

        ____________________
exit <-((_(_(______________ )
 Y       \ \==============} |
          | ||||||||||||||| |
          | (=============) | <-3" pipe
          | ||||||||||||||| |
          | (=============) |
          | ||||||||||||||\_\_
          ( ______________)___)<-intake Y 

basically is a radiator made out of baseboard heater core and 3" Pipe.

Wish I could draw a better picture(Actually I could with Visio if i had the
time).  Since you're doing this and have the time to experiment - just an
idea to add to yours.  Would be nice to have a low cost low resistance IC
built from pluming supply and homedepot parts.

Compared to the small tubing in the stock IC (observerd when end cap blew
off) - I'd expect this would flow better.  Now where did I put my acetyline
tank?

Ben Swann
'854KSQ
'875KSQTW

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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 12:46:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>
Subject: homemade ic thanks/clarification