Well I added the 360mm computer radiator and three 120mm dual ball bearing fans as well as a 4 gallon reservoir to replace the 2.5 gallon original used on my YH compressor. I also upgraded the stock YH 400 l/h pump to a 900 l/h unit.
Before the mod I just added a half gallon jug of ice to the 2.5gallon bucket before I fired it up to top off my 97 cu ft Great White and 90 cu in Ninja tanks. This werqed well for the two plus years I used it this way with temperature staying near my 60C self imposed limit. But I saw others post with fairly complex cooling and drying systems installed and since I already had most of the parts and was bored so installed them.
Tested it originally with the 2.5 gallon reservoir, and new radiator and fan set up, and it just barely managed to stay in the acceptable temperature range of the compressor just filling the Great White. So I got a larger reservoir.
Tested it a couple of days back topped off my Great White, 3400psi to 4100psi, ran upstairs and grabbed my Ninja tank and topped it off, from 2000psi to 4100psi, immediately after. The new system managed to do both tanks and never went over 57 deg C in my 65 deg F basement. So a success it is and I no longer need the ice at all.
Was it worth it? Hard to say as I spent about a $120 on parts and that $120 would buy allot of jugs of ice for sure. ;^)
EDIT;
I recently found the Yong Heng will still go over my self imposed 60 deg F limit in about 20 minutes even with the tricked out radiator and fan mods. So, now its good for around 20 minutes instead of 12 or 13. Such a deal. The ice is still there if I need it but I have no need to run it over twenty minutes so I am good to go.
These things are not designed to run continuously anyway and although one can get them to run longer without overheating they are still just made for intermittent duty. Overheating them will eventually destroy them.
Other posts involved in this.
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/yet-another-yong-heng-mod/
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/finally-got-to-test-out-the-yong-heng-mod-i-did/?referrer=1
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/still-werqing-on-the-yong-heng/?referrer=1
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/yong-heng-mods-update/?referrer=1
Before the mod I just added a half gallon jug of ice to the 2.5gallon bucket before I fired it up to top off my 97 cu ft Great White and 90 cu in Ninja tanks. This werqed well for the two plus years I used it this way with temperature staying near my 60C self imposed limit. But I saw others post with fairly complex cooling and drying systems installed and since I already had most of the parts and was bored so installed them.
Tested it originally with the 2.5 gallon reservoir, and new radiator and fan set up, and it just barely managed to stay in the acceptable temperature range of the compressor just filling the Great White. So I got a larger reservoir.
Tested it a couple of days back topped off my Great White, 3400psi to 4100psi, ran upstairs and grabbed my Ninja tank and topped it off, from 2000psi to 4100psi, immediately after. The new system managed to do both tanks and never went over 57 deg C in my 65 deg F basement. So a success it is and I no longer need the ice at all.
Was it worth it? Hard to say as I spent about a $120 on parts and that $120 would buy allot of jugs of ice for sure. ;^)
EDIT;
I recently found the Yong Heng will still go over my self imposed 60 deg F limit in about 20 minutes even with the tricked out radiator and fan mods. So, now its good for around 20 minutes instead of 12 or 13. Such a deal. The ice is still there if I need it but I have no need to run it over twenty minutes so I am good to go.
These things are not designed to run continuously anyway and although one can get them to run longer without overheating they are still just made for intermittent duty. Overheating them will eventually destroy them.
Other posts involved in this.
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/yet-another-yong-heng-mod/
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/finally-got-to-test-out-the-yong-heng-mod-i-did/?referrer=1
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/still-werqing-on-the-yong-heng/?referrer=1
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/yong-heng-mods-update/?referrer=1
