AirMobile - 29 - Mounting the sensor

RE: AirMobile - 29 - Mounting the sensor

mcb1 — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 01:58:19 GMT

The most common way to safely mount things to the radiator or condenser is to use plastic clips that pass through the cooling fins.

You need a piece of rubber between to stop the surfaces rubbing and wearing out either.

The easiest thing to look for is mounting clips for a Transmission Cooler.

http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/53500/10002/-1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Electric-Fan-Mounting-Kit-Oil-Cooler-Transmission-Cooler-Radiator-Tie-Straps-/171151521155

The hottest part of the radiator is the top, so you should aim for close to the inlet pipe.

You should be able to fashion a bracket from one of the various mounts on the radiator support panel for you air box.

Some vibration protection (rubber supports) would help with its life, as a car is an incredibly harse environment vibration wise.

Mark

RE: AirMobile - 29 - Mounting the sensor

xever — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 23:02:49 GMT

Very nice! I like how you used a spring coil to hold the Peltier cell. Well done. From the engineer's perspective, its always function over form. [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-0c491625-07ab-4ce6-94ce-2e7c470595eb/contentimage_5F00_2516.png:16:16]

RE: AirMobile - 29 - Mounting the sensor

DAB — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:32:26 GMT

A functional engineering fix is its own reward.

DAB

RE: AirMobile - 29 - Mounting the sensor

gadget.iom — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:27:31 GMT

Nice work. Looking good.

A couple of minor aesthetic improvements would be to simply replace the tie-wraps with black ones, and perhaps use place insulating tape. [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-0c491625-07ab-4ce6-94ce-2e7c470595eb/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

But it's functionality that counts. Looking forward to seeing the results.