Check out the big ....... load ......

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

I dont know if they will generate enough heat to need a radiator and stuff. The point of the cooling is to take the direct head away from the components so it can disapate somewhere else.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

i dunno dude. 10kw from any amplifier is alot of heat. and if you are doing load testing over a long period of time, that water will eventually get really freakin hot.

 

[Eldorado 5,000+ posts]

This isn't audio related, but since we are talking about cooling stuff, have a look at how they cool this computer....
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/

Dude is nuts.

Fans are cheaper anyways

 

[Eldorado 5,000+ posts]

i dunno dude. 10kw from any amplifier is alot of heat. and if you are doing load testing over a long period of time, that water will eventually get really freakin hot.

Water wetter //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[BassAce 10+ year member]

Just for kicks, it takes 4.18 joules to heat up 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. Since joules=watts * seconds, if you wanted to figure out how hot the water will get to boiling assuming you have distilled water. 10000 watts at 1 minute is 600,000 joules. five gallons of water weighs 18,892.1222 grams. If my calculations are correct, it takes 31.759 seconds to heat up that bucket of water 1 degree Celsius. So about 30 seconds to heat up that guy’s load 1 degree Celsius. If the water is at 20 degrees Celsius, would it take 40 minutes to heat up that bucket of water to boiling? I could be wrong, but look at how long it takes to heat up a pot of water on your oven to boiling. My largest range puts out 2500 watts and it takes a long time to get my water to boil to heat up my macaroni.

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Reminds me of the movie Tommy Boy..

I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's azz, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

You have to remember that there is going to be heat loss to the air because the bucket is not completely isolated from the out side world, I honestly doubt you'll ever get close to boiling the water...

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

The reality. After load testing my amp playing tunes only, I can touch the elements

with my finger //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ... and the reason for over-engineering is ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[BassAce 10+ year member]

The reality. After load testing my amp playing tunes only, I can touch the elementswith my finger //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ... and the reason for over-engineering is ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

Is possible to shock yourself if you touch the water? Reason I'm asking is because I noticed my range element said 220v and touched my pot while the range was on max and it did not shock me. Is there some kind of special coating on those elements, such as those water heater elements? They have to wear out sometime. How come you don't get shocked taking a shower? Just a little though the next time you take a shower.

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Is possible to shock yourself if you touch the water? Reason I'm asking is because I noticed my range element said 220v and touched my pot while the range was on max and it did not shock me. Is there some kind of special coating on those elements, such as those water heater elements? They have to wear out sometime. How come you don't get shocked taking a shower? Just a little though the next time you take a shower.

There is no water in bucket when I load test. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I don't have megawatts I'm testing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

These are water heater elements so I'm sure it's isolated otherwise imagine all

the problems. On the other hand, there are dryer heating elements that are

just nichrome wire, exposed. touch it and get shocked.