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Author Topic: Water circulators and air cooled blowers-XL Travis Cape Expert Film Handler Posts: 122 From: St. Louis, MO, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 05-12-2000 11:11 PM                     I am in need of a pair of water circulators and blowers for Simplex XL projectors. Please let me know what you may have.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-13-2000 04:05 PM                     Travis, You can make a pair of water circulators from parts you can get from WW Grainger. Thats where Strong pump parts come from. All you need is a 15 gallon garbage can(if metal line it with a large trash bag or two)a small daytom pump and the appropriate fittings/hoses. Also put a small amount of Anti Freze in with the water as this will help keep it clean. Use only distliied water too! As far as blowers go I don't reccommend them on an X-L, but if you put an intake filter of some sort on them it might be ok. I've always thought of an XL gate blower to be more of a dirt and bug impactor. The X-L water cooling has always been a bit lacking, and does not provide as much cooling as say a Century SA or Norelco would but it can help a little bit. Mark  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 05-13-2000 07:24 PM                     I've seen people make water circulators out of empty popcorn oil buckets with a fish tank pump in it that work just fine. And you can save a pile of money that way. Just be sure to use clean, mineral-free water with anti-freeze added.  |  IP: Logged

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