Author Topic: r-Tech Welder with Ear Muffs  (Read 3925 times)

Offline Depaugie

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r-Tech Welder with Ear Muffs
« on: November 08, 2013, 05:04:50 PM »

Looking Doubleboost's excellent vid on his new welder reminded me of just how noisy this fan is!!

I have a 3 yr old R-Tech 250i AC/DC welder and boy was this fan noisy.

while removing the plastic ends to clean out dust n dirt, I noticed that 25-30% of the impeller tip was blanked off!
so out came Mr Snips and off with the offending lumps ( warranty had expired, I couldn't wait.).
The plastic cover/louvre also got the chop as this was very restrictive to air flow.

while I was at it I decided to filter the air.
I probably could have made the filter smaller or a rectangle shape, but I reckon it helps with the noise attenuation.

« Last Edit: November 15, 2013, 07:23:21 PM by dsquire »

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Re: r-Tech Welder with Ear Muffs
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2013, 06:54:24 PM »

     


At last Ive managed get a video of the sound of this modded fan and filter.
« Last Edit: November 15, 2013, 07:08:58 PM by dsquire »